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Spring Affair—Plant Sale, Talks and All Things Garden

NE Statewide Arboretum Fundraiser

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9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lancaster Event Center Room: Pavillion 1
4100 N 84th St
Lincoln NE 68507
Spring Affair—the Midwest’s largest plant sale and gardening event, where more than 500 different perennials, herbs, grasses, trees, shrubs and other plants will be available. Plants available at the sale are selected for regional suitability, uniqueness, demand and are provided by Bluebird Nursery, Inc., of Clarkson, Neb. Gardeners will find perennials, herbs, native plants, temperennials, vines and a variety of trees and shrubs—something for everyone. Plant experts will be available throughout the sale to answer plant and landscape questions and help shoppers find the “right plant for the right place.” It is sponsored by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum as an educational tool, fundraising event and to promote regional plants.

Plant talks on planting, design and edible plants will be held throughout the day:
— “Using and Cooking with Herbs” with Cindy Brison, extension educator in Douglas and Sarpy County, 10:30-11:00
— “Prairie Plants in the Landscape” with Mark Canney, park planner and urban designer for Lincoln Parks and Recreation, 11:15-11:45
— “Swiss Army Landscaping with Multi-purpose Plants” with Graham Herbst, community forestry specialist for the Nebraska Forest Service, 12-12:30
— “Trees for the Home Landscape” with Justin Evertson, executive director for the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, 12:45-1:15

Admission to the sale is free. The plant sale; plant talks by noted plants people; educational booths; and vendors of garden art, sculptures, furniture and other items are all under one roof in Pavilion I, on the northeast edge of the Lancaster Event Center. Plenty of parking is available north of the building.

For best plant choices, the Spring Affair Preview Party is Friday night, April 24. This is a ticketed event that gives plant lovers an opportunity to meet friends, enjoy a sit-down meal and purchase plants with a wine glass in one hand and a basket in the other. There will be live music from the Wildwoods, a Lincoln group featuring a unique style of bluegrass, from 6-7:30 p.m. A silent auction starts at 6 p.m. followed by a live auction of rare plants at 8 p.m.

The 2015 Spring Affair Newsletter will be mailed in late March. For more information, to sign up for the Preview Party or to get a copy of the newsletter, call 402-472-2971 or visit plantnebraska.org/spring-affair.

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