Outagamie County Master Gardener Association 
2025 Plant Sale: Let’s plant together!
Saturday • May 17
8 am – 2 pm (rain or shine)
UW Extension Grounds
3365 W Brewster St, • Appleton
Save the date for the Outagamie County Master Gardener Association (OCMGA) Plant Sale! This is your opportunity to buy great plants and other gardening items at great prices. Best of all, your purchases support the educational offerings and beautification projects run by your local Master Gardener volunteers.
We will have…
- Perennial + Annual Plants for Sun + Shade
- Tomatoes + Peppers
- Herbs + Houseplants
- Locally-Sourced Compost + Worm Castings
- Seeds
- Garden Gloves
- Soil Knives + CobraHead Weeders
- Beat Your Neighbor Plant Food
- Gardener’s Thrift Sale
- and more!
Our perennial selection will include plants sourced from Wisconsin growers as well as those dug from our members’ gardens (all of them tested for jumping worms). Some of the newest plants on the market will be available as well as dependable old standbys. We’ll have natives, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, edibles…plus a nice group of peonies grown by our members!
Plus…
- FREE flower pot planting project for the first 50 children
- OCMGA volunteers will be on hand throughout the sale to answer your questions and help you select plants that fit your space and needs.
GARDEN TALKS
The famous Roman philosopher Cicero once said, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” He certainly found a winning combination because the Appleton and Kimberly public libraries together with Outagamie County Master Gardener Association is proud to again feature a series of workshops and lectures for the 2025 calendar year called Garden Talks. The public will be welcomed to a variety of garden-related talks and demonstrations featuring local speakers and gardeners.
Perennials Presentation
Appleton Public Library • Saturday, May 10 • 10 am – 11:30 am
Perennials are the backbone of any landscape. Every year new varieties are available to the home gardener in a wide array of colors and textures and needs. This program will introduce some new varieties as well as discuss the tried-and-true varieties that you may not have considered in the past. The varieties discussed will be available at the Outagamie County Master Gardener plant sale on May 17, 2025 at the UW- Outagamie County Extension Offices at 3365 W Brewster St. in Appleton.
Garden Design Presentation
View the Presentation HERE
Garden design is a great way to use your creativity, customize your needs, and save a bit of money. Here in Wisconsin, the best way to utilize your garden is to plan for all four seasons of interest!! In this workshop, we will discuss basic garden design elements and principles. We will discuss garden preparations. We will also get out the graph paper and colored pencils and begin to lay out a few ideas for you to implement. If you choose, bring the measurements of your space and key features like hills/valleys, trees/buildings, shrubs, etc. and which direction is North.
Succulents Presentation
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Succulents are having their moment in the limelight. They are easy care, varied, and very, very interesting. Wei, from Wei’s Garden in Black Creek will give us some basics on succulent care, maintenance, and design. Wei Gardens is truly a unique place for creativity with a gift shop, greenhouse, craft show and venue for a wide variety of events.
