Spring plant sale is April 14-15 at Arboretum in Oak Ridge
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s 56th Spring Plant Sale will take place April 14-15.
The public sale will be 8 a.m. to noon April 15 at the Arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (Hwy. 62) in Oak Ridge.
A society “Members Only” sale will be on 4-7 p.m. April 14. This sale is a return to in-person shopping. No online purchases will be available, according to a news release.
Society memberships or membership renewals may be purchased at that time for this “early bird” shopping opportunity. By joining UTAS on Friday night, people can enjoy first pick of plants, some of which sell out that evening. Checks, cash and credit cards will be accepted.
Tennessee Naturescapes from Clinton, Riverdale Nursery from Knoxville and East Fork Nursery from Sevierville will be offering a large and varied selection of shrubs, native plants, perennials and annuals.
East Fork Nursery will be bringing some evergreen azalea varieties not usually available from mainstream nurseries as well as Southern Living Solar series natives. Unusual dwarf conifers will be available, as well as screen trees or “specimens” such as Nigra, Green Giant, Yoshino and Kitayama.
Riverdale Nursery will bring blueberries, elderberries, figs, edibles, an assortment of deciduous trees (oaks, maple, black gum, bald cypress and some others) as well as their usual assortment of perennials and herbs.
Tennessee Naturescapes will offer a wide assortment of all native shrubs and perennials.
UT Arboretum Society members will be on hand to help answer questions and will help load plants.
This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Spring plant sale April 14-15 at University of Tennessee Arboretum
