SPRINGVALE, Maine — The annual plant sale of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in York County will be Saturday, May 19, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at the UMaine Extension office, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale.
Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs and houseplants will be for sale, as will an assortment of gently used gardening books and tools. Master Gardener Volunteers will be available to advise and make garden suggestions.
All proceeds benefit Master Gardener Volunteer programs in York County, including Kids Can Grow, Garden Angels, Maine Harvest for Hunger and demonstration gardens.
For more information, contact UMaine Extension in York County, 1.800.287.1535 (in Maine) or 207.324.2814.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for more than 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.
—University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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