Summit Garden Club President Shelby Redondo displays a few of the plants for sale at the Sept. 10 event at PEEC.  Photo by Nancy Nunnelley 

GARDEN News:

Here’s some good news for anyone in need of more plants for their home or garden or who just can’t pass up a good bargain, especially when it involves plants. Summit Garden Club is holding a plant sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

More than 300 landscape garden and indoor plants will be available for sale, in 2-inch to 1-gallon containers, some even in 5-gallon containers.

Spectacular, mature house plants also are being offered for sale. In addition, members will be demonstrating how to divide, store, care and plant iris. Iris rhizomes also will be for sale. Club members will be available to assist with plant identification and planting instructions. 

A few examples of plants to be offered are coneflower, Mexican hat, coreopsis, oregano, chives, Rocky Mountain penstemon, phlox blue mist spirea, blue avena grass, yarrow, columbine, lavender. Some of the houseplants for sale are amaryllis, Boston fern calla lily, ficus tree and jasmine. 

The money from the plant sale goes toward supporting the projects of the Summit Garden Club.  Among the activities of the club is the care of the White Rock Community Garden and gardens at Bandelier National Monument. The club also gives an annual scholarship to a graduating Los Alamos High School senior. Educational programs for the members and the public are provided on different gardening subjects throughout the year. 

Those interested in learning more about the plant sale or the Summit Garden Club can contact President Shelby Redondo at 505.662.2625 or redondo@cybermesa.com.