Mariposa Master Gardeners were busy transplanting seedlings on a recent sunny afternoon. Pictured from left: Dan Horner, Helen Willoughby-Peck, Sharon Carlson and Amanda Grissom.

Mariposa Master Gardeners are gearing up for their annual spring plant sale. Seeds are being selected and started, stem propagation is yielding results, and plans for garden art are being made.

 The sale will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until sold out) at the Amigo Picnic Area at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. This year the sale date will be Saturday, April 29, 2017 and NOT the same day as the Butterfly Festival (in 2016 MGs broke that tradition, but patrons arrived on Butterfly day and were disappointed).

The sale will have tomato choices by the busload, plus a range of other vegetables, fruits and herbs from rutabagas to kohlrabi. There will be a special emphasis on native plants. More flowering plants are expected this year.

You’ll also be introduced to Hugelkultur, a German gardening method that helps conserve water and uses trunks and branches from dead trees.