Lyman Estate Greenhouses, 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, will host its annual hosta and perennial sale on June 3 – 5 from 9:30 – 4. Plants of all shapes, sizes, and colors are available, including many new and hard-to-find varieties. Our knowledgeable staff can help you choose the right hostas for your garden. Historic New England members save 10% on purchases. Free admission to the sale.
Please call 617-994-5913 for more information.
The Middlesex Conservation District, a not for profit environmental agency, will be holding its annual Fall Bulb and Perennial Sale on 9/23 (3-6pm) and 9/24 (8am-noon) at Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Rd, Concord, MA. The sale features tulips, daffodils, specialty bulbs, iris and perennials; all proceeds benefit the District’s conservation programs. For more information please call 978- 692- 9395. Image from www.whiteflowerfarm.com.
Discover the perfect plant to enliven your garden or windowsill at the Somerville Garden Club Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, September 20 from 9 – 1 at Davis Square, at the intersection of College Avenue and Holland Street. Perennials for sun and shade, plus a wide variety of house plants, will be featured, as well as herbs, shrubs, and groundcovers. Choose from hundreds of plants donated by both Somerville Garden Club members and community friends of the Club. Visit the Connoisseur Table for that unique specimen or find a tried-and-true favorite—there’s something for everyone! Horticultural books, decorative containers, and garden tools will also be for sale. Experienced gardeners will be available to answer questions and assist with plant selections. And the littlest gardener will enjoy the Children’s Table.
Proceeds benefit the educational programs and public plantings of the all-volunteer, non-profit Somerville Garden Club. For additional information visit www.somervillegardenclub.org. Thank you www.somervillebeat.com for the image below.
Hundreds of varieties of perennials, both new to the market and old-time favorites, are for sale and thousands of hostas are available in creams, golds, blues, and mixes, at the annual Perennial and Hosta Sale at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses, 185 Lyman Street in Waltham. Choose from large-specimen and small plants, along with many new and hard-to-find varieties at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses. Let our experts help you choose the right plants for your garden. The sale, sponsored by Historic New England, will take place Friday through Sunday, May 30 – June 1, from 9:30 – 4 each day. Free admission. For more information call 781-891-1985. Image from www.eminencemeadows.com.
Hundreds of varieties of perennials, both new to the market and old-time favorites, are for sale at Historic New England’s Lyman Estate Greenhouses, 185 Lyman Street in Waltham. Let their experts help you choose the right plants for your garden. The sale will take place from 10 – 4 beginning Friday, May 31, continuing through Sunday, June 2, and admission is free. For more information visit www.historicnewengland.org.
The Somerville Garden Club will hold a Perennial and House Plant Sale on Saturday, September 17, from 9 – 1 at Statue Park in Davis Square, Somerville. Enjoy a wide variety of house plants, sun and shade loving perennials, shrubs, herbs and groundcovers, ranging from old-fashioned favorites to connoisseur plants – all reasonably priced. Proceeds help support the free lectures and public plantings sponsored by the non-profit Somerville Garden Club, so let’s all get out and support our sister club. For more information visit www.somervillegardenclub.org.
The 58th Annual Plant & Craft Fair, to be held Saturday, May 14, from 10 – 3 at the First Parish on the Common, 75 The Great Road, (Route 4/225 Exit from Route 95/128) Bedford, Massachusetts, features a wide selection of heritage perennials from members’ gardens, specialty annuals, nursery-grown native plants along with hearty locally-grown annuals, perennials, veggie 6-packs and tomato plants, herbs for cooking or to enhance your garden, and shrubs. Come early for the best plants and stay on the Common to peruse the crafts and enjoy the day. You’ll also find more than fifty crafters on the Common as well as a traditional cook-out lunch, an outstanding bake sale and fun for the family: Live music by the Yankee Doodle Dixieland Band, a petting zoo featuring Bedford 4-H kids and their animals, professional face painting and a strolling Transcendentalist to round out the day. Yes, we said a strolling Transcendentalist – try to find that in the parking lot at Home Depot!
The Annual Plant & Craft Fair is a fundraiser for Bedford’s First Parish on the Common and its work in the community. Free. For more information, log on to www.uubedford.org/plantfair, email plantfair@uubedford.org, or call 781-275-7994.
This annual sale sponsored by the Somerville Garden Club is a must for gardeners hunting for locally grown plants. An interesting variety of perennials, houseplants, small shrubs and trees will be available, all at very reasonable prices. Horticultural information and a table for children make the day even more enjoyable. The event helps support Somerville’s non profit garden club’s many outreach, education and planting programs.The event takes place Saturday, September 18, from 9 – 1, rain or shine, at Statue Park in Davis Square, on the intersection of Holland St. and College Avenue, across from the Somerville Theatre in Somerville. Free admission. For more information, email swilkins@mit.edu, or log on to www.somervillegardenclub.org.
Come to the 4H Fairgrounds, 51 South Chelmsford Road, Westford, September 24 and 25, for the Middlesex Conservation District Fall Bulb and Perennial Sale – tulips, daffodils, alliums (below), unusual bulbs, iris, perennials and garden supplies (compost bins, bulb fertilizer, kitchen scrap buckets, etc). All items may be ordered in advance through September 4 to ensure best selection. To place an order, visit the MCD website at www.middlesexconservation.org and download an order form, or call 978 692 9395 and obtain a brochure by mail. All proceeds will benefit the District�s’ conservation programs. You may also email frances.gillespie@ma.usda.gov for brochures and directions. Friday hours 3 – 6, Saturday 8 – noon.
The Lyman Estate Greenhouses will host the annual Hosta and Perennial Sale on Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6, and again Saturday, June 12 – Sunday, June 13, from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm. Thousands of plants are available in creams, golds, blues, and mixes. Choose from large specimen and small plants, along with many new to the market and hard-to-find varieties. The Lyman Estate knowledgeable staff is on hand to help you choose the right hostas for your garden. Free admission. Call 781-891-1985 for more information, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.
