The Blue Ridge Community College horticulture program will hold its fan favorite fall plant sale on Saturday, October 4, as part of the Farm City Day event in Hendersonville’s Jackson Park. Live plants including mums, perennials, woody plants, house plants and succulents will be available for purchase through the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Payment is accepted by cash or check, and all proceeds from the event will benefit Blue Ridge’s horticulture program.
“All plants for sale are student-grown, both from cuttings and seeds,” explained Rachel Meriwether, horticulture department chair. “Through the sale and our program, horticulture students experience and explore the green industry at all levels, including implementing business skills.”
Meriwether hopes the sale will help fund her students’ travel and fees to attend the Green and Growing Conference hosted annually by the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association.
“We’re hoping to bring as many students as possible to attend two days of educational and trade show events at this premiere conference,” she added. “This event helps students to broaden their understanding of the horticulture industry, as well as build connections for future employment and opportunities here in North Carolina.”
The fall plant sale isn’t the only opportunity to purchase plants from the horticulture program this semester. On December 3, there will be a Pop-up Poinsettia Sale from 12 – 4 p.m. in the Patton Building on the Henderson County Campus. Ten different varieties will be available at $10 each. Payment is accepted by cash or check only.
The horticulture program at Blue Ridge Community College was established in 1980 to offer education and training to students interested in pursuing careers in agricultural and related fields. The program offers certificate, diploma and degree options.
Learn more about studying horticulture at Blue Ridge Community College at www.blueridge.edu/horticulture, or contact r_meriwether@blueridge.edu for more information.
