Friday, February 27, 2009
Boyce Thompson Arboretum Annual Spring Plant Sale Is Right Around The Corner
March is the perfect time to visit Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park. Visitors can enjoy the spectacular beauty of the wildflowers, and they can also buy plants for their own landscape at reasonable prices during the Annual Spring Plant Sale from March 13th through March 29th.Visitors can purchase a wide-range of herbs, cacti, shrubs, trees, groundcovers and vines daily from 8 am until 5 pm. Arboretum experts will be on hand to answer landscaping and gardening questions, and offer advice.Arboretum members receive a 20% discount on all plants purchased during the sale, which is a fundraiser that helps support education and conservation at Arizona's oldest and largest botanical garden.Potential buyers can call the Arboretum at (520) 689-2723 to inquire if specific plants or varieties are available.Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is located on U.S. Highway 60 three miles west of historic Superior in the shadow of Picket Post Mountain.