The barn at Morris Farm is filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, and herbs for the educational farm’s annual plant sale this Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. until noon.

The sale features a wide variety of locally-grown perennials, hardened off and ready for planting: Day Lilies, Rudbeckia, Phlox, Bee Balm, Bleeding Heart, Columbine, Lupine, Iris, Poppies, Hosta, Rhubarb, to name just a few.

The 17 varieties of tasty heirloom tomatoes available this year include a number that are not generally available at local nurseries. The paste varieties include Amish Paste, Grandma Mary’s Paste, and Orange Banana Paste. There are slicing tomatoes in all colors: Aunt Ruby’s Green, Black Krim, Black Prince, Cherokee Purple, Cosmonaut Volkov, Garden Peach, Green Zebra, Pink Brandywine, Pruden’s Purple, Rose De Berne, Tiffen Mennonite, and Yellow Brandywine. There will also be two cherry tomatoes — Black Cherry and Peacevine Cherry. Descriptions of all the tomatoes will be available to help home gardeners choose the perfect combinations for salads, slicing, and snacking. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about the plants and their care.

Coffee and baked goods will be sold. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Morris Farm’s education programs.

The Morris Farm Store will open for the season on Saturday with some early vegetables, milk, eggs and other locally produced items.

The Morris Farm Trust is a member-supported nonprofit educational farm located at 156 Gardiner Road (Rt 27 North) in Wiscasset and home the Margaret Ellis Community Gardens, the Wiscasset Primary School Garden, and a University of Maine Demonstration Garden. For more information about Morris Farm or the plant sale please visit www.morrisfarm.org, email info@morrisfarm.org, or call 207-882-4080.