Plant sale at NCTA greenhouse

Plant sale at NCTA greenhouse

Horticulture Club members left, Hannah Friend of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Rebecca Saddler of Aurora, plant seeds at the NCTA greenhouse this winter.  The club’s annual plant sale is Saturday and May 1.  (Photo by Kelly Gordon, NCTA student)
Horticulture Club members left, Hannah Friend of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Rebecca Saddler of Aurora, plant seeds at the NCTA greenhouse this winter. The club’s annual plant sale is Saturday and May 1. (Photo by Kelly Gordon, NCTA student)

April 22, 2019                                                    

By Jocelyn Kennicutt, NCTA News

CURTIS, Neb. – The NCTA Horticulture Club will hold a 2019 Spring Plant Sale during two offerings this week and next.

The sale will be in the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture greenhouse on Saturday (April 27) and Thursday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

Thursday is commencement at 1 p.m., but the greenhouse will be staffed by club members throughout the afternoon, said Tee Bush, club sponsor.

Flowers and bedding plants in packs and pots are available. They include annuals and perennials, vegetable plants, herbs, and houseplants.

All of the plants have been grown by the NCTA Horticulture Club students.

Prices range from $1 for clearance plants, $2 and $3 for 4-packs and 6-packs, or $3 and $5 for potted plants. Pre-orders will be accepted.

For orders or more information, contact associate professor Tee Bush at tbush@unl.edu or 308-367-5226.

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