Mercer Botanical Buoyed By Successful March Mart Plant Sale

From Harris County Precinct 4 Commisioner's Office

HUMBLE, TX — Mercer Botanic Gardens will be able to accelerate and improve its recovery from Hurricane Harvey, thanks to the tremendous success of this year’s annual March Mart Plant Sale fundraiser, which raised nearly double the funds of the previous year’s event.

The two-day plant sale attracted more than 4,000 shoppers and raised more than $110,000, up from last year’s $64,000. The sale is sponsored by The Mercer Society, a private nonprofit supporting Mercer’s development and expansion.

The Mercer Society will host additional plant sales at Mercer throughout the year in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Stay tuned for pop-up plant sales in the spring and summer.

“We are grateful for The Mercer Society’s continued financial support,” said Mercer Director Chris Ludwig. “We’ll use the proceeds to help fund Mercer’s expansion and master plan development.”

March Mart began in 1974 as a fundraiser featuring plants in old coffee cans and milk cartons donated by local garden-club members. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest plant sales in the Gulf Coast region, averaging 3,000 attendees a year.

Anyone interested in supporting Mercer Botanic Gardens can become a member of The Mercer Society or donate online at themercersociety.org.

With leadership from Commissioner R. Jack Cagle, Mercer Botanic Gardens is a Harris County Precinct 4 Parks facility one mile north of FM 1960 at 22306 Aldine Westfield Road in Humble, 77338. For more information, contact Mercer at 713-274-4160 or visitwww.hcp4.net/community/parks/mercer.