One-acre nursery offers thousands of water-wise plants at bargain prices
Be sure to look for these signs when shopping at the UCD Arboretum Nursery sale: They indicate plants ideal for our changing climate. The sale this weekend will include 52 of these Cedros Island verbenas in 1-gallon pots. Kathy Morrison
“Plant sale” -- that phrase is like catnip for every gardener.
And if you’re looking for the perfect water-wise additions to your garden, prices will never be better than at this event: the annual UC Davis Arboretum year-end clearance sale.
Saturday, Nov. 16, the Arboretum Teaching Nursery will host its final sale of 2024 with bargain prices on thousands of plants in hundreds of varieties. Members of Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum get bigger discounts. (New members can join at the gate.)
“It’s the last sale of the fall season!” reminds the arboretum staff. “Members receive an additional 30% off, non-members receive 20% off our entire inventory of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region.”
Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and open to the public the full time. Admission is free; parking also is free on weekends on the campus -- follow volunteers' flags and signs to available parking lots.
The one-acre nursery is located on Garrod Drive near the university’s small animal veterinary hospital. Here's a tip from a sale veteran: Bring your own wagon or cart to collect plants; this avoids having to wait for the nursery's available wagons.
Look over the sale inventory list before you go. It’s now posted online along with tips on how to get the most out of arboretum sales as well as suggested plant combinations. There’s also an online photo gallery of featured plants still available.
Find it all here: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales
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