Battle Ground Public Schools’ annual plant and greenhouse sales begin April 26, offering a wide selection of student-grown flowers, veggies, and native plants at three locations. All items are grown by district students and staff. Photo courtesy Battle Ground School District

A variety of annual and perennial bedding and flowering plants will be available, along with vegetable starts and hanging baskets

Get your green thumbs ready, Battle Ground Public Schools’ annual plant and greenhouse sales kick off starting Saturday, April 26. A variety of annual and perennial bedding and flowering plants will be available, along with vegetable starts and hanging baskets. All items are grown by district students and staff.

All sales will be drop-in, with no prior registration required. The bare root trees, shrubs and perennial sale on the CASEE campus will have hours set aside for NatureScaping Northwest members. Visit their website for details.

Money raised from these sales supports the district’s horticulture and FFA programs and welding teams. Students and staff from Battle Ground High School, Prairie High School and the FFA program grow tens of thousands of plants each year. Some of these plants are used in landscaping projects on school campuses, while the rest are sold at annual public sales.

CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Saturday, April 26:

9-10 a.m. (members only with sign-up)
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Open to the public (no appointment necessary)

Sunday, April 27:

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Open to the public (no appointment necessary)

CASEE is located at 11104 N.E. 149th Street in Brush Prairie.

Payment options: Cash, checks and credit/debit cards accepted. Cash payments must be exact change.

Held in conjunction with NatureScaping of SW Washington’s Bare Root trees, shrubs and perennials sale, CASEE will have northwest native flowers, ground covers, shrubs and trees available. CASEE prices are $5, $7, $10 and $15.

BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL

Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The BGHS greenhouses are located at 300 W Main St., Battle Ground.

Payment options: Cash, check and debit/credit cards accepted.

Battle Ground High School’s agriculture department has a large selection of hanging baskets in various sizes available for sale this year. They will also have gift arrangements available for Mother’s Day. Other plants available will include a wide assortment of geraniums, succulents, perennials, vegetable starts, herbs, Pacific Northwest native plants, flowering patio pots and assorted houseplants

PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL

Friday, May 2 – 3-6 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mon.-Tues., May 5-6 – 3-6 p.m.

The PHS greenhouse is located in the southwest corner of the campus at 11311 NE 119th St. in Vancouver. Signs will be out to help direct traffic.

Payment options: Cash (exact change only), check and debit/credit cards accepted

The Prairie greenhouse has been busy growing hanging baskets, table planters, geraniums, fuchsias, succulents, perennial plants, ornamental grasses, annual bedding plants and vegetables.

Information provided by the Battle Ground School District.

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