Nacogdoches sets Garden Gala Day

The SFA Mast Arboretum will host its annual Garden Gala Day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 12 at the SFA Intramural Fields on Wilson Drive. This event features the annual spring plant sale fundraiser benefiting the SFA Mast Arboretum, Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden and the arboretum's educational programs. All of the plants are produced at SFA by the staff, students and volunteers.

"A wide variety of hard to find, "Texas tough" plants will be available.

Greg Grant, Pineywoods Native Plant Center research associate, will have several of his introductions available and including "Pam Puryear" and "Big Momma" Turk's caps, "Henry Duelberg" and "Augusta Duelberg" sages, "Nacogdoches" yellow rose, and his brand new, "Peppermint Flare" rose mallow.

He will also have several types of hardy bulbs available including the heirloom milk and wine lily, Crinum x gowenhii, the very rare iris-flowered Canna x iridjflora "Ehemanii," copper lilies, and giant prairie lilies.

The public is encouraged to arrive early and bring a wagon.

For more information and a list of plants for sale call (936)468-4404, or visit http://arboretum. sfasu.edu and click on "upcoming events."