Area
residents seeking to add new life and color to their gardens and yards are encouraged to
attend the Landscape and Turfgrass Crew Club’s annual spring plant sale at Owens
Community College, next Wednesday and Thursday.The sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. next to the greenhouse, which is near the entrance to the Owens Math/Science Center
on the Oregon Road campus. The sale will feature a wide selection of shrubs and unusual
trees, as well as annuals, and other items.According to Chris Foley, Owens Associate
Professor of Science, the student organization is to again offer the opportunity to
purchase select trees, shrubs and annuals at a minimal cost."The annual spring
plant sale also provides our students with the unique opportunity to showcase their
talents to the general public and the campus community," added Foley. "The
containers were all grown by the students within the college’s greenhouse."A
majority of the shrubs will cost $15-20, while varieties of trees will cost between
$15-30.All proceeds from the sale will help in supporting the organization’s
participation in the annual PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Student Career Days,
which is a national horticultural and landscape competition involving more than 50
colleges and universities across the country.Shrubs on hand will include assorted
hydrangeas and flowering shrubs, as well as the Emerald Green Arborvitae, Bottle Brush
Buckeye and Virginia Sweetspire, among many others. Several rare and unusual trees will
also be available, including the Japanese Stripped-bark Maple, Chinese Dogwood, Carolina
Silverbell and White Oak. The club will also sell perennials, including select hostas
and daylilies. In addition, an assortment of planters and hanging baskets with flowering
annuals, grown by the greenhouse management class, will be available. Hanging baskets
are $12, while combination planters will cost $6-20. A complete listing of plants with
their prices is available online at www.owens.edu/direct/plantsale.pdf.For more
information about the sale, call (567) 661-7623 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7623.