ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 7, 2023) — The Quad City Botanical Center has extended the Plant Sale order deadline to Wednesday, April 12. Orders will be picked up on Saturday, April 29, 10AM-2PM. The Botanical Center is extending the order deadline due to the arrival of spring weather in the Quad Cities, leaving more people inspired to plan their gardens.
The Botanical Center has a goal to raise $25,000 through the plant sale. Proceeds from the annual plant sale support the Botanical Center’s educational mission of bringing people and plants together in fun and meaningful ways. Help reach the goal by placing an order.
This year, over fifty different varieties of annuals and perennials are offered in the sale, including staff favorites. The sale offers pollinator-friendly plants, kitchen herbs, native cultivars, and other plants specific to your gardening needs. Individual plants are available for sale from $3.50-$13.50 with a majority of plants in 4” pots offered at $6.00.
Gardeners can select from four medium or large-sized container combinations that Botanical Center staff have designed. Each combo comes with five to eight plants and a planting diagram. The plants come in individual pots and can be repotted into a container at home. Medium container combos fit into a twelve-to-fourteen-inch pot. Large container combos fit into an eighteen-to-twenty-inch pot.
Order online at https://qcbotanicalcenter.square.site. If you need assistance ordering, call 309.794.0091 or e-mail Justice at joepping@qcgardens.com.
