Spring Plant Sale
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Featuring local growers and a wide selection of annuals, perennials, bananas and cannas, the Zoo’s Spring Plant Sale is the perfect place to get a start on your spring gardening. Join us for activities, gardening talks and lots of ways to make your living space its greenest.

Please click here for a list of plants that will be available for purchase.

Children's Area Sponsored by:
Fisher-Price

*No Zoo admission necessary to enjoy the Plant Sale. Parking in the Anthony Wayne Trail lot is FREE until noon. Admission may apply to attend talks and children's area activities. No charge for Zoo members.

Program Times & Descriptions:
All Clinics will take place in the African Lodge

11:30-12:30
“Hortus Mustus – Plants You Gotta Have!” – Dr. Laura Deeter
Want to make your garden the envy of the neighborhood? Look to some of the more underused herbaceous plants. Add interest and explore the world of color, texture, sun, and shade with plants not often found in the average garden. Not only are they seldom seen, they are easy to propagate. With a little skill, knowledge and enthusiasm, you will soon be starting plants from cuttings of your own.

1:00-2:00
“Getting the Most Out of Herbaceous Plants” – Dr. Laura Deeter
Looking for ways to get more “bang for your buck” from annuals and perennials? Learn how to save time and extend the bloom period by selecting suitable plants and using proper horticultural techniques. Whether they are self-seeding annuals or hardy perennials, create a flowering showpiece that will last throughout the season and at the same time make for easy garden maintenance.

Dr. Laura Deeter is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), where she teaches horticulture and landscape design.

2:30-3:30
“The Real Dirt on Vegetable Gardening” – Cindy Bench
Grow a vegetable garden without spending a fortune. Learn the basics, from the ground up, of how to successfully turn even a small space into a productive vegetable garden. It’s not as hard as you think, and it’s fun for the entire family. Not only will we learn strategies for successful growing, Sam Misiura (Toledo Zoo’s Executive Chef) will be on hand to share with you ways to preserve your harvest.

Cindy Bench and her husband Dave own and operate Bench Farms on State Rte. 2 in Curtice, Ohio, just east of Oregon. Their family-run farm includes a retail greenhouse, roadside farmers market, antique/gift shop, and field crops.