Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fall Plant Sale at the Wildflower Center is upon us!

The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center's Fall Plant Sale and Gardening Festival is this weekend. They will have around 300 species of native plants for sale, so it's your twice a year opportunity to buy plants that you can't get commercially. There is a species list here, and it is truly impressive (316 species, in fact). There are all kinds of native plants I've never heard of, and tons of pictures and descriptions. I've explored this list for an hour just to have some idea of what to expect.

Take this opportunity to become a Wildflower Center member. Admission is free to members, and the best value is to get a buddy to go in on a dual membership at $20 each. That'll get you into the Wildflower Center for free the whole year, so if you plan to visit twice more it saves money. Also, members get 10% off, so you can figure that into the equation. If you go to both the Fall and Spring Sales, you need only spend $35 at each to recoup the cost of membership, considering the $7 admission and member discount. Plus, you get to go to the preview sale, starting at 1pm Friday, and get to hobnob with other members and get first crack at the plants. And, of course, it's great to support such a fine Austin institution.

I plant to get some Snow-on-the-Mountain, Harvard's Agave and who knows what else. See you there!

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