Spring starts here: MSU Horticulture Club presents annual plant sale this week

Contact: Vanessa Beeson

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Horticulture Club invites the MSU and local community to its annual spring plant sale, showcasing a vibrant variety of student-grown annuals and perennials.

The sale takes place at the greenhouses at Dorman Hall on Friday [April 4], 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday [April 5] 8 a.m.-1 p.m. or until sold out. All plants are cultivated by MSU students and available for purchase on-site.

Payton Davis, club president and a junior majoring in environmental economics and sustainability from Ocala, Florida, said the event reflects months of preparation—from analyzing last year’s sales data and adjusting for this year’s prices to starting seeds and caring for the plants daily.

“This event requires so much planning and hard work, and I am excited to see all of our effort come to fruition,” she said. “I look forward to everyone coming out and seeing the fruits of our labor while finding some unique and fun plants to take home.”

Richard Harkess, longtime faculty advisor for the club, said the sale offers hands-on learning and helps fund club initiatives.

“The plant sale is student run, from plant selection and ordering to growing and selling. This is an educational experience for the students with the money being raised supporting student scholarships, club activities and club trips to botanical gardens and other horticultural destinations,” Harkess said.

This year’s selection features tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, New Guinea impatiens, geraniums, petunias, houseplants and more. Accepted payment methods include cash, check and Venmo.

Anyone interested in joining the club or looking for more details about the plant sale may contact Davis at pmd141@msstate.edu or Harkess at richard.harkess@msstate.edu.

Learn more about the horticulture major in MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at https://www.pss.msstate.edu/students/floriculture.php.      

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