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Plant Sale Offers Variety
Local residents buy unique plants from the Horticulture Department.
Rachel Nishimura
Issue date: 10/10/07 Section: News
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This year's sale featured a wide variety of herbacious perennials, California native and drought-tolerant plants, vines, flowering shrubs, shade plants and winter tomatoes.
The sale is frequented by regulars and is popular with local plant enthusiasts who hear about it through word of mouth. Other customers come simply to browse and find something new for their yard or an indoor plant to brighten the house.
"We try to grow unusual species, drought-tolerant plants, vegetables and annuals and perennials that are exotic enough to keep customers coming back year after year," said Kent Gordon, Horticulture Department coordinator. "We have a mailing list of about 4,500 people who get notified of our three or four sales events each year."
Ron Ball, a Buena Park resident, came to the sale specifically to find plants that attract hummingbirds.
"There is a bigger variety, the plants are cheaper, and it's good to help out the students," said Ball.
Raymond Rivera from Anaheim Hills has been attending the sale for the past four years.
"You find better plants here," Rivera said. "You can get different plants you won't find in a nursery."
Drought-tolerant plants were popular this year due to the lack of rain this summer.
The Horticulture Department was able to make nearly the same amount as they did from last year's sale despite the recent vandalism incident. They were able to salvage plant clippings that will be ready to be sold during their spring sale.
The next sale the Horticulture Department will be hosting is the tomato sale in March. They will be selling 125 different varieties of tomatoes this year. Join the FC Horticulture mailing list at http://horticulture.fullcoll.edu.
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