Garden club plant sale returns, with changes

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The ever-popular Suburban Garden Club plant sale returns to the Cheshire Congregational Church Green Saturday, May 6 – with some changes.

The biggest change is that we will be offering a variety of beautiful plants not previously available at our annual sale. We will be selling a selection of quality annuals and perennials grown by environmentally-responsible local growers in sterile, soilless mixes.

Also, there will be a limited selection of tomatoes, herbs, lettuce and other vegetables, and representatives from the Connecticut Master Gardener Association will be on hand to answer gardening questions.

This year our sale will include a May Market featuring a great selection of items perfect for Mother’s Day, teacher gifts and more. In addition to giftready houseplants in decorative containers, we will also be selling a variety of items hand-crafted by our members, including cards, lavender sachets and gardeners’ hand scrub. And our popular, garden-related tag sale returns.

So mark your calendar for Saturday, May 6. Please note that the sale is starting later this year, 9 a.m., and will run until 1 p.m.

We are very grateful to our customers who support our plant sale each year. Purchases fund a wide variety of civic activities, including scholarships to area students pursuing degrees in horticulture or environmental studies, planting and maintaining gardens around town, and educational programs focused on increasing knowledge and interest in gardening and relevant environmental issues.

For more information, visit cheshiregardeners.org.