Extension Master Gardener Program Plan Auction at March Flower Show
Contact: Amy Witt, Tel. 207-780-4205 or amyw@umext.maine.edu
PORTLAND — Volunteers from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cumberland County Master Gardener program are preparing for the group’s annual plant auction, scheduled for the Portland Flower Show on Sunday March 15. A silent auction is scheduled for noon-3:30, with a live auction and bargain table beginning at 5:30 p.m.
This 7th annual auction is an annual rite of passage to spring for UMaine Extension Master Gardener volunteers and the public alike. The live auction includes hardscape, perennials, shrubs and trees from the displays at the Portland Flower Show. Estabrook’s Garden Center in Yarmouth will donate all of the plants in their exhibit. The silent auction includes items and services donated by local garden centers, professional landscapers, UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and many of the vendors participating in the show. The bargain table offers multiple lots of the same varieties, providing options to fill spaces with mass plantings. Portland Yacht Services donate space fo the annual auciton.
This event, the UMaine Extension Cumberland County Master Gardener volunteers’ largest annual fundraiser, benefits Extension’s Cumberland County home horticultural programs.
Registration for both auctions is scheduled from 12 noon-3:30, during the silent auction, in Building #11 (directly across from the main entrance to the flower show) or in Building # 3 at 5:00. There is no admission fee for either the silent auction or the live auction.
For more information about the auction, contact UMaine Extension in Cumberland County at 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or 207-780-4205.