Shopping for plants for your garden can be tricky if you don't know what your looking for or the difference between plants.

Use these tips from the all-woman staff at the Wasatch Community Gardens to successfully navigate and enjoy the annual plant sale.

1. Bring your own box or wagon. Getting excited about planting your vegetable garden is nothing to shy away from. Make sure you come prepared to tote home your heirloom goodies, because you may come for just one tomato plant but leave with a whole garden.

2. Bring the kids. Involving your kids in every step, from picking out the plants to harvesting vegetables, is a fantastic, active outdoor activity for the whole family. You'd be surprised how often curious kids are willing to eat a spinach leaf straight from the garden. There will also be face painting to keep the kids busy while you shop.

3. Sleep in. Some die-hard plant buyers will line up long before the shopping begins at 8am. Don't worry about beating the rush, sleep in! With over 30,000 plants to choose from they won't run out. The Gardens sometimes does sell out of specific varieties so if you know exactly what you like you might want to get there earlier. You can see a comprehensive list of plants on our website at www.wasatchgardens.org/plant-sale.

4. Ask the experts. What plants will do well in partial shade? What vegetable will grow well next to my cucumbers? If you are a first time gardener or have questions about a specific plant, just ask! We will have Perennial and Shade Perennial Experts, Veggie Experts and Tomato Experts just waiting to answer any question you may have.

5. Feel good about yourself. When you shop at Wasatch Community Gardens' annual Plant Sale, you are supporting a local organization. They have been in Salt Lake for over 20 years providing the comm nity with places to garden, hands-on workshops and youth gardening education. The plant sale will take place on Saturday, May 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rowland Hall.