This is the season for plant sales, a major fund raising component for many Garden Clubs. Here in the City of Boston, such sales are far more difficult. We often don’t have gardens large enough to support plant communities which produce many suitable divisions. So many neighbors now have their front and back gardens professionally planted, there is little demand for “home grown” plants. However, in June of 1974, we did hold a Plant Sale at the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay’s Street Fair, held on Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets. There were suggested plants for both sunny and shady sides of the street, and plants suitable for indoor gardening. Each member was asked to start at least 24 small plants, and peat moss pots were suggested. Marigolds were recommended, and children were to be charged only a nominal fee.
