Come to the 4H Fairgrounds, 51 South Chelmsford Road, Westford, for the Middlesex Conservation District Fall Bulb and Perennial Sale – tulips, daffodils, 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.
Tag: Plant Sale
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Saturday, September 25, 3 – 6 pm, and Sunday, September 26, 8 am – noon – MCD Fall Bulb and Perennial Sale
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Saturday, August 8, 10 – 4 – Massachusetts Marketplace Festival
Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the 13th Annual Massachusetts Marketplace Festival on Saturday, August 8, from 10 to 4, at Elm Bank Horticulture Center. The event will feature the finest products from the region’s fields, farms, gardens and kitchens, with over 60 vendors offering new and locally produced food products, crafts, garden ornaments and gifts. There will also be a plant sale and garden tours. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for MassHort members, and $2 for children under 12. Tickets are available onsite the day of the event. Massachusetts Marketplace Festival is produced by MassHort with in-kind support from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the Massachusetts Specialty Food Association. For more information, log on to www.masshort.org, or call Kathy Thomas at 617-933-4981.
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Saturday, June 13, 11 – 3 – Elm Bank Plant Sale
From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM this Saturday, Joe Kunkel, horticulturalist extraordinaire, and David Fiske, Mass Hort’s Gardens Curator, will be on hand to show our great selection of plants for sale and to answer any questions you may have.
The plant sale will be outside the Greenhouse area of our site. You’ll find a wide selection of annuals and perennials, many brand new to the area. On hand are new varieties of petunias, Vinca, and many unusual species. Most plants are in 4″ pots at $2 a piece with a special tray price of 15 for $20. You can mix and match on full trays.
We also have a wide selection of perennials in gallon containers at the great price of $8 or six in tray at $35. You’ll find brand new varieties of Achillea and Echinacea that are being seen in the latest horticultural magazines. We also have plenty of tried and true favorites as well.So if you are still looking for plants for your garden and you want beautiful specimens at a great price, come down to Elm Bank this Saturday for a rewarding experience.
Joe Kunkel will be on hand to help you choose the right plant for your garden. Joe is a dedicated Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and oversaw the planting of the MHS Gardens on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. For more information, log on to www.masshort.org.
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Saturday, June 20, 9 – 5 – Annual White Flower Farm Open House
For the past 56 years, White Flower Farm has been pleased to welcome old friends and new for iced tea and cucumber sandwiches on the lawn by their house. This informal tea party provides an opportunity for some garden chat, a leisurely view of the white border, and a cameo appearance by the pair of Shire horses used to mow grass. The date of the annual Open House this year is Saturday, June 20. The hosts for this gathering will include some or all of the owner’s children, and they are looking forward to meeting you. Service begins about 2:30, weather permitting, and continues until the grub runs out. The hat contest is in its second year. Last year some two-dozen ladies appeared in stylish sunbonnets and the winner, Ms. Donna Ferri, created a design that won our $100 gift certificate hands down.
The annual Open House coincides with a spring Tent Sale that will be held Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the store. Bring a friend and enjoy bargains on plants and garden accessories, as well as a stroll around the display gardens to see what we’ve been up to. New this year, you’ll find products from the Gardener’s Supply Company in Burlington, Vermont. For directions, log on to www.whiteflowerfarm.com.
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Sunday, June 7, 2:00 pm – Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement
We enjoyed author and noted garden historian Judith Tankard at our March meeting at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, and we have the opportunity to hear her again on Sunday, June 7 at 2 pm, when she will give an illustrated lecture on The Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement, followed by a tea party and birthday cake celebrating Beatrix Farrand’s birthday. Judith will also be available to sign her books, and attendees will enjoy a plant sale and garden boutique. The lecture will be given at The Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York. There will be limited seating, so advance purchase of tickets is strongly recommended. For more information contact Anne Symmes: info@beatrixfarrandgarden.org, or call 845-229-9115, ext. 26. To learn more about Beatrix Farrand Garden Association visit www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org. Tickets are $25 ($20 for BFGA members).
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Saturday, May 16, 9 – 12 – Fun in the Garden Plant Sale
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay is sponsoring a plant sale featuring club-grown annuals, perennials from members’ gardens, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, dahlias, unusual boxwood cultivars, groundcovers, succulents, and geraniums. The sale will take place at St. Mary’s Church Parish Center, 783 Dartmouth Street, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and more information may be obtained by calling 508-991-2271, or emailing GCBBplantsale@yahoo.com.
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Friday, May 29, 5:30 – 8:30 – Preview Party at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts
Kick off this year’s Tower Hill plant sale with Tower Hill’s annual Preview Party Sale and Silent Auction, where you’ll have first pick from the outstanding collection of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, herbs, “incredible edibles,” and Tower Hill grown plants, to name a few. This year, a collection of painted clay pots by various notable Massachusetts artists will be auctioned. Bid on such items as private consultations for your garden with renowned horticulturists, sailing on Cape Cod Bay, professional tree services, Red Sox tickets, Nantucket Garden Club Tour tickets, Hanover Theatre tickets, Worcester Country Club golf outing, and planted decorative containers. See http://www.towerhillbg.org for even more enticing items. Individual tickets $25. To reserve, call 508-869-6111 x 136, or you may buy tickets securely online at www.towerhillbg.org with your credit card.
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Sunday, May 17, 10-4 – Mass Hort and Society Row Plant Sale at Elm Bank
On May 17 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will hold the Mass Hort and Society Row Plant Sale, featuring thousands of perennials, fifteen local plant societies, children’s activities, garden tours, plant demo stage and the Master Gardener Help Desk. The public really can “Ask the Experts” and add to their collections of rare and unusual plants sold by the growers themselves. Also included is the American Rhododendron Society Sale & Truss Show in the Manor House. Browse the historic beauty of the Chaney-Baltzell mansion, while enjoying the beautiful rhododendron show, This is a free event. For more information, log on to www.masshort.org. Parking – $5 suggested donation.
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Thursday, May 14, 5:30 – 8:30 – Go WILD! Fundraiser
Go WILD! An Evening of Garden Delights & Irresistible Plant Shopping, for the benefit of the New England Wild Flower Society, will include plant sales (including the popular Gardener to Gardener table), both live and silent auctions, music, festive food and beverages, and more. As an added bonus, spring ephemerals will be in bloom at Garden in the Woods. Tickets are $50 each or four for $150. You may order on line at www.newfs.org, or call Heather McDonald at 508-877-7360, x3208. All proceeds will support the Society and its programs.