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The Cypress Basin Master Gardeners will hold its 9th annual Plant Sale and
Garden Show on March 24, 2018, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The event will be
held at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Center, 1800 N. Jefferson Ave., Mt.
Pleasant, Texas. Admission is $3.00
This year’s featured plant is the “Raising Sun Redbud” tree (cercis
canadensis). If you are looking for show stopping color in your landscape
then take look at this! Pulsating spring heart shaped foliage colors from
deep apricot-orange to yellow and lime-green in the summer months and then
turns to golden tones for the late summer month, this ornamental tree is
outstanding! This eastern redbud is very resistant to heat and burn and
does very well in full sun and it will tolerate light shade. A vigorous
grower this variety is hardy in zones 5-9 and very resistant to pest and
disease, growing up to 12 feet high and about 8 feet wide and makes it a
good tree to use in a focal point in your landscape. This variety in late
spring produces a pea-type flower, rosy orchid in color and will appear
before the foliage in spring and are attractive to bees and butterflies. This
tree takes on a full rounded shape at maturity. 4000 plants grown and
propagated by our master gardeners will be available for purchase!
Educational programs at the show include, Texas Master Gardener Keith
Kridler on “Cavity Nesting Birds”, Dr. Joe Masabni from Texas A&M on
Vegetable Gardening in Northeast Texas, Dr. Justin Scheiner from Texas A&M
on growing grape variety’s for wine in Texas and our Key Note speaker,
Howard Garrett “The Dirt Doctor” on Natural Organic Pest Control.
The Cypress Basin Master Gardeners are part of the Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service and the Texas Master Gardener Association, the largest in
the United States. For additional information go to www.cbmga.org.