Pick up plenty of plants for your garden at 14 plant sales across Clark County

If you want plants, Clark County’s got plants. These 14 local plant sales, helpfully arranged in chronological order, will keep you busy buying and planting until June.

There are three great things about each of these sales. First, plants are available at bargain prices compared to what you might find at a nursery. Second, the funds raised through plant sales support student programs and community organizations. Third, plants are grown locally, either in school greenhouses or quite literally in someone’s backyard. You can’t get more local than that. As an added bonus, you’ll find many varieties of flowers, plants, shrubs and groundcovers that thrive in our Southwest Washington climate and aren’t available in stores.

A couple things to note before you head out the door: Check to see if appointments are necessary or if the sale is cash-only. Bring wagons and expect to load your own purchases into your vehicle (though help is available at some sales). Happy planting!

April 26-May 1

NatureScaping of Southwest Washington will offer its annual Bare Root Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 at NatureScaping Wildlife Botanical Gardens, 11000 N.E. 149th St, Brush Prairie. NatureScaping members will have access to the sale for the first two hours (with sign-up), after which the sale will be open to the public without appointments. Battle Ground Public Schools’ Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education, which shares a parking lot with NatureScaping Botanical Gardens, will sell trees, shrubs, perennials, native flowers and ground covers from its greenhouse and Garden Delight Herb Farm will also sell herbs from its booth. Cash payments should be exact change. Prices are 5, $7, $10 or $15. For more details, visit naturescaping.org, bghs.battlegroundps.org/o/bghs/article/2139143 or call 360-737-1160.

The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society’s annual spring sale of rooted chrysanthemum cuttings is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver, outside Greenhouse No. 5. The sale will include the 13 flower forms of garden and exhibition varieties. Society members will be available to answer questions. Parking is free.

The Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26-27 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Rd., Ridgefield. Find budget-friendly solutions and inspiration for your house, plants to make your garden pop or a treat from the farmers market. Browse vendors and shop one of the largest plant sales in the region while kids play in the Power Zone. Admission is free and parking is $6. Shuttle service will not be available this year. Donations to Operation Warm Heart or donations of canned food are encouraged. Visitor pickup and drop-off is available at the Event Center’s main entrance off Northeast Delfel Road; the location will be noted with signs. Learn more at clarkpublicutilities.com.

Hudson’s Bay High School, 1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, will host a plant sale from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 29, 30 and May 1. Find hanging baskets, ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, herbs and native plants. Proceeds support student clubs and classes. Cash and cards are accepted. Get details and a list of plants at vansd.org/plant-sales-2024/.

May 2-11

Prairie High School, 11311 N.E. 119th St., Brush Prairie, is offering a plant sale in its greenhouse from 3 to 6 p.m. May 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3 and 3 to 6 p.m. May 5 and 6. Find hanging baskets, table planters, geraniums, fuchsias, succulents, perennials, ornamental grasses, annual bedding plants and vegetables. Sales support Battle Ground Schools’ horticulture and FFA programs and welding teams. Cash, checks and credit/debit cards are accepted. Cash payments must be exact change. Get more details at bghs.battlegroundps.org/o/bghs/article/2139143.

Vancouver Flex Academy, 2901 General Anderson Ave., Vancouver, will host a plant sale from 2 to 5 p.m. May 2 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3. Find hanging baskets, ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, herbs and native plants. Proceeds support student clubs and classes. Cash and cards are accepted. Get details and a list of plants at vansd.org/plant-sales-2024/.

Woodland High School is hosting its 35th annual Future Farmers of America Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2 at 1500 Dike Access Road, Woodland. The sale features hanging baskets, ornamentals, bedding plants, vegetables and succulents. Prices start at $1. Proceeds benefit Future Farmers of America and Woodland High School agriculture students.

The Columbia River High School Future Farmers of America plant sale is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3 at 800 N.W. 99th St., Vancouver. Find hanging baskets, ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, herbs and native plants. Proceeds support student clubs and classes. Cash and cards are accepted. Get details and a list of plants at vansd.org/plant-sales-2024/.

Battle Ground High School, 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground, will offer a plant sale in its greenhouse from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3 featuring hanging baskets, Mother’s Day arrangements, geraniums, succulents, perennials, vegetable starts, herbs, native plants, flowering patio pots and houseplants. Sales support Battle Ground Schools’ horticulture and Future Farmers of America programs and welding teams. Cash, checks and credit/debit cards are accepted. Get details at bghs.battlegroundps.org/o/bghs/article/2139143.

Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies, 5700 E. 18th St., Vancouver, will host a plant sale in its greenhouse from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 8, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 and 9 a.m. to noon May 10. Find hanging baskets, ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, herbs and native plants. Proceeds support student clubs and classes. Cash and cards are accepted. Attendees should park in the gravel lot next to the greenhouse or in the east student parking lot. Get details and a list of plants at vansd.org/plant-sales-2024/.

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 9-10 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County will offer perennials, houseplants and gardening supplies. Proceeds from the sale benefit the foundation. The sale is open May 9-10 by appointment only at clark.mastergardenerfoundation.org/plant-sale/. The sale is open to the public without appointments on May 11.

The Camas Mother’s Day Plant and Garden Fair is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 in downtown Camas. Browse plants, garden wares and outdoor art from 100 vendors. Enjoy live music and kids’ activities, including a petting zoo. Find flowering native plants and perennials, trees and shrubs, hanging baskets and container gardens, birdhouses and bird feeders, indoor and outdoor plant starts, handmade garden art and decor, outdoor furniture, bee-friendly plants and eco-goods. Gardening experts will be on site to answer questions. Admission is free. Learn more at cwplantfair.org.

May 17-June 23

The Community Garden Club of Camas-Washougal will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 at Zion Lutheran Church, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. The sale includes a wide variety of plants personally grown by the garden club’s 100 members. The plants are nurtured in sterilized potting soil. Find perennials, annuals, vegetables, shrubs, grasses and ground covers. Proceeds support local gardening education and activities. Learn more at www.gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org.

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society’s Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 and June 23 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Historical society members sell plants grown in local gardens to raise funds for the museum, offering an array of unusual horticultural finds. Plants for sale include creeping bell flowers, Solomon’s seal, forsythia, red hellebores, violets, hosta lilies, pink and white peonies, wildflowers and other native plants such as Camas lilies. The museum will be open during the sales; admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for students and free for children under 5. To learn more, visit www.2rhm.com.