Submitted by Master Gardeners.

Healthy herbs, tomato and pepper starts, and hundreds of locally grown perennial landscaping plants need new homes!

Saturday, May 6 at the Mullis Center, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Please come early for best selections. Popular varieties go quickly. Perennials include both natives and non-natives adapted to many different garden environments. Groundcovers, flowers (lily, hellebore, columbine and more), ornamental grasses and small shrubs all come from plants grown by Master Gardeners in their gardens. Because they’ve done well in Master Gardener gardens they’ll likely do well in other island gardens.

Master Gardeners are offering tomato and pepper starts this year, several types of basil and many herbs, including oregano, marjoram, sage, parsley and more. Our tomato “taste off” winners, USA Slow Food “Ark of Taste” heirlooms, and varieties not available elsewhere are back. All were selected for outstanding flavor and performance in our cooler island climate. And everyone’s favorite, cherry tomatoes! If you’re new to gardening or are gardening in small spaces or containers, cherry tomatoes are for you. Easy to grow and reliably ripening early, with lots of sun, regular water and a little fertilizer you’ll be well rewarded.

Vegetables are limited to tomatoes, peppers and herbs this year. All proceeds from the sale are used to support Master Gardener programs such as the Demonstration Garden at the Mullis Senior Community Center and this sale. Last year the Demonstration Garden provided hundreds of pounds of fresh produce for the Food Bank. Funds also support plant Diagnostic Clinics on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island.