October 21, 2024 - Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host their sixth annual Fall Plant Fair from 5 to 7pm Thursday, October 24 at the SFA Plantery, 1924 Wilson Drive, Nacogdoches. Plants available for purchase include a variety of winter annuals like pansies, violas, dianthus, stock, dusty miller and snapdragons. All are winter hardy and perform well in the East Texas area. Plants are $2.50 per pot.
The Plantery is a program rooted within the Department of Agriculture where students grow and raise plants in the Sprout micro farm, the greenhouses and the teaching gardens around the Agriculture Building. This event is also an opportunity to tour the plant-growing operation and the projects that SFA students have been developing like the gravel garden and trial garden.
Games will be provided by the SFA Horticulture Club. All event activities are free and open to the public. In the event of rainy weather, the Fall Plant Fair will be postponed to October 25.
For more information, contact Dr. Jared Barnes, associate professor of horticulture and steward of the Plantery, at barnesj@sfasu.edu.
