Items available include flowers, herbs and vegetables plants
DEPTFORD TWP. -- Bankbridge Greenhouse Opening Day is starting April 28 at Bankbridge Regional School's greenhouse, 870 Bankbridge Road in Deptford Township.
This program is 14 years old and sold over 1,500 plants in previous seasons. Approximately 45 horticulture students work in the greenhouse to plant the seeds, care for the plants and sell them. Students learn valuable skills in the area of greenhouse production, maintenance and customer service.
Students begin to plant the seedlings and plugs in February through early March. The program recycles by washing all returned pots and trays which will be used the following season.
Herbs, peppers, tomatoes and assorted annual flowers are for sale. Mother's Day hanging baskets and container plants will be for sale beginning May 5.
All sales go to the Gloucester County Special Services School District's Student Activity Fund. This fund is used for horticulture related student trips, which include Longwood Gardens, Grounds for Sculpture and more.
Items for sale include:
Flowers 2016
- Marigold 'Snowdrift'
- Marigold 'Boy o Boy'
- Argyranthemum-comet white
- Geranium- maverick star
- Geranium -Pinto premium deep red
- Geranium-Pinto premium deep rose
- Pentas- New Look Mix
- Lobelia- hot water blue
- Dianthus- Jolt cherry
- Verbena- obsession, pastel mix
- Zinnia, short stuff mix
- Lantana- confetti
- Begonia-big green leaf pink
- Begonia-non-stop tuberous mix
- Impatiens-accent peppermint mix
- Impatiens- Super Elfin, Sedona mix
- Petunia-easy wave gelato mix
- Petunia-Double wave blue
- Petunia- Littletunia, pink vein
- Portulaca-Happy hour mix
- Zinnia-Zahara sunburst
- Tomato-Rutgers
- Tomato-Ramapo
Perennials:
- Coral Bells- Palace Purple
- Rudbeckia-Goldstrum
2016 Greenhouse Plants Vegetables & Herbs
- Basil 'Italian Large Leaf'
- Basil 'Purple Ruffle'
- Dill
- Parsley 'Gigante Di Napoli'
- Cilantro (organic)
- Coriander 'Calypso'
- Lemon Balm
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Cucumber 'Container Bush Slicer'
- Eggplant 'Black Beauty'
- Squash 'Summer Crookneck'
- Tomato 'Beefsteak'
- Cherry Tomato
- Cherry Tomato 'Jujube'
- Tomato 'Silvery Fir Tree'
- Chili Pepper 'Anaheim'
- Pepper 'Garden Sunshine'
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Bell Pepper 'California Wonder'
- Jalapeno Pepper
- Banana Pepper
Hours of operation: April 28-29; May 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 25-26 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and again 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Addition hours by appointment onl, email llang@gcecnj.org.
This item submitted by Gloucester County Special Services School District.