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  • Friday, September 20, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, and Saturday, September 21, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Middlesex Conservation District Fall Plant Sale

    The Middlesex Conservation District will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Friday, September 20 from 3 – 6 pm, and on Saturday, September 21 from 8 am – noon at the 4H Fairgrounds, 51 South Chelmsford Road in Westford.  All items may be ordered in advance through August 30, including tulips, daffodils, specialty bulbs, perennials and garden supplies.  All proceeds support the District’s environmental programs protecting soils and waters in Middlesex County.  If you would like a sales brochure, please  visit www.middlesexconservation.org to obtain an order form and view selections.  Photo from www.burpee.com.

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  • Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Perennial Sale at Lyman Estate Greenhouses

    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.

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  • Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Rockport Garden Club Plant Sale

    The Rockport Garden Club invites you to its annual Plant Sale at the Duffy’s Greenhouse, 156R Granite Street in Rockport. A wide selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs, bulbs, house plants, and vegetable seedlings will be available on Saturday, June 1, from 9 – 1. Free admission. Proceeds fund planting and maintaining Rockport town gardens, civic projects, and scholarships.   For more information visit www.rockportgardenclub.org.

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  • Saturday, May 18, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke Annual Plant Sale

    A vast variety of annuals, perennials and biennials from members’ gardens will be on sale Saturday, May 18, from 9 – 1 at the Town Green Bandstand, Center Street, Route 14, Pembroke, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke.  This event will happen rain or shine.

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  • Saturday, May 18, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Framingham Garden Club Plant Sale

    It’s that time of year again. The Framingham Garden Club’s Annual Spring Plant Sale is offering member-grown perennials, annuals and herbs on Saturday, May 18, 9 AM to noon. Location: Cushing Park, Winter Street, Framingham, use Keefe Tech entrance, follow the signs. Free admission, naturally. For information on the Club, visit www.framinghamgardenclub.com.

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  • Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Gore Farm Plant Sale

    This year, the Gore Farm plant sale will feature vegetable garden transplants with 25 varieties of tomatoes, including hard-to-find heirlooms; culinary herbs; select, annual flower varieties; and beautiful hanging baskets. The sale takes place Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19, from 9 – 4, at Gore Place, 52 Gore Street in Waltham. Free admission.

    It’s not just the great plants that make this sale great. It’s also the chance to speak with gardener Scott Clarke. Scott has a great deal of knowledge about these varieties that he’s eager to share with you! For additional information call 781-894-2798.

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  • Wednesday, May 15, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Lexington Field & Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale

    The Lexington Field & Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale will be held rain or shine on Wednesday, May 15, from 8 am – noon at the Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road in Lexington.

    A variety of perennial plants from Club members’ own gardens as well as herbs and annuals will be available for purchase. Club members will be available to offer expert gardening advice. Gardening gloves, aprons, used tools and houseplants will also be sold.

    A special feature this year will be a table of choice plants, including dahlias (photo below courtesy of www.burpee.com.)  A professional knife sharpener will be there, so bring along your garden tools and come early for the best selections! For more information visit www.lexgardenclub.org.

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  • Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Natick Garden Club Auction

    Come one, come all to the annual Natick Garden Club Plant Auction on Thursday, May 16, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Natick Community/Senior Center, 117 East Central Street in Natick. The sale features plants from members’ gardens, plus door prizes raffled off during the evening. In years past these have included large hanging baskets, small rose bushes, specimen plants, gardening hand tools and hand care items, and service certificates for work in your home garden. Free admission. For additional information visit www.natickgardenclub.org.

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  • Saturday, May 11, 8:30 am – 11:30 am – Boxborough Garden Club Plant and Bake Sale

    The Boxborough Garden Club will host its annual plant and bake sale Saturday, May 11, from 8:30 – 11:30 at the UCC Congregational Church Lawn, 723 Massachusetts Avenue in Boxborough.  They will have perennials for sun and shade, herbs, shrubs, groundcovers, and annuals available for purchase.  Proceeds support an annual scholarship, town beautification projects, and club programs.  For more information visit their website at www.boxboroughgardenclub.org.

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  • Saturday, September 22, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, September 23, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Annual Begonia and Gesneriad Show & Plant Sale

    The Annual Begonia and Gesneriad Show & Plant Sale, presented by the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society and the New England Chapter of The Gesneriad Society, will take place September 22 and 23 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston.  See splendid examples of a variety of begonias and gesneriads in this judged show.  You may enter your own plants by contacting the show coordinators listed below.  And you will be able to buy plants, since both societies will be selling a wide selection of begonias and gesneriads, sporting a range of color, leaf texture, and patterns.  Expand your plant palette with splashes of color and foliage for homes and greenhouses that last long after frosts have put outdoor gardens to bed.  Lectures and programs will run throughout the weekend, also.  On Saturday at 11 am, Tony Pinto  will speak on Travel, Plant, and Fish Photography. Tony is an avid photographer whose photographs of begonias are often featured in The Begonian, the publication of the American Begonia Society. Tony will talk about his travels to remote destinations such as Asia and Africa, and photographing plants and fish in their natural habitats.  At 1 pm, Henrietta Light presents Show and Tell: My Experiences with Seven of My Favorite Begonias.  Henrietta has exceptional talent growing a variety of begonias, including ‘Yanonali,’ scharffii, procumbens, ‘Erythrophylla,’ listada, acetosa, and solananthera. Sunday at 1:30, Bonnie Lambert speaks on Begonias Outside the Pot: Several Unusual Ways to Grow and Propagate.  She is a talented and knowledgeable grower of begonias, and will discuss a variety of growing options for begonias, from growing them as tropical bonsai to canning jar terrariums to growing begonias on a log.  For more information, contact Ann Tanona at ARTanona@aol.com, Linda Kammerer at elkay6@gmail.com, or Mary Bozoian, Show Chair, at MaryB1111@comcast.net.