Find hundreds of annuals, vegetables and more, including some big bargains
Pre-Covid, this sign was displayed three and a half years ago at American River College. The horticulture students will have plenty of plants for sale as the ARC plant sale returns Saturday. Kathy Morrison
Need plants? These students have them – by the hundreds.
After a nearly three-year absence, American River College’s beloved plant sale returns Saturday, April 22, with a gigantic inventory. The sale is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free and credit cards will be accepted.
Find seasonal annuals and vegetables, landscape plants, native plants, perennials, assorted berries, houseplants, succulents and more. All plants are student-grown, and all proceeds benefit the American River College Horticulture Program.
During that three-year hiatus, ARC students didn’t stop growing plants – and some of those plants have grown pretty big. Find 3-gallon “pre-Covid” bargains priced at $10 each.
American River College is located at 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. The sale will be held in the Horticulture area in the northeast corner of the ARC campus behind Automotive. Use Parking Lot A off Myrtle Avenue.
Details: https://inside.arc.losrios.edu/inside-your-arc-community/horticulture-plant-sales.
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