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The Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 8th was a great success! In a few short hours, a thousand plants crowded on tables turned into empty tables and a dwindling crowd. But a sale like that doesn’t just happen. Many people orchestrated it. Alice pieced together the plant list and shopped. Michelle did the “plant wrangler” job of counting and accounting for all the plants. Kathryn produced new and updated plant information sheets. People grew and contributed plants, schlepped them from plant nurseries, watered and babied them for a week or two until the day of the sale. And there were meetings to make sure all the details were covered. The paraphernalia that goes with the event – tables, plant sign holders, table cloths, brochures and information, directional signs, little devices to calculate sales – were gathered. Ah, yes – the grass got mowed and the demo garden got weeded. There was even a dress rehearsal to visualize the actual chaos to ensue! And then it all happened like clockwork – only a little chaotic – last Saturday. It even looked kinda like fun.
Thank you, thank you, every one! NPSOT will fund grants and scholarships, support other fellow organizations, staff information tables, and contribute to native landscape projects with the proceeds. I hope everyone feels the love. I sure do!
Energized (after a little break, maybe) for the next venture,
Jackie OKeefe
Austin NPSOT
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