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Can You Dig It?
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2015/05 - May
The Mountain Garden Club is known for their high kicks and choreographed moves in the annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade, but what they are most proud of is the work they do locally.
Their biggest fundraiser is the annual Plant Sale, held this year Saturday, May 23, from 9:00 A.M. to noon. This will be the 33rd year the members have undertaken such a huge project, which is in the planning stages a year in advance.
They carefully tend their own gardens for inventory but also accept donations of plants from non-club members.
They’ll be happy to come “thin” your plantings for you and the diggers will leave your garden in great shape for the season. Just give Caroline Cook a call at (828) 526-2742. Their extensive selection of local plants include many varieties of both sun and shade plants; ground covers; and an impressive selection of Dahlia tubers. Expert advice on all the plants is readily available from any of the Garden Club members.
The Mountain Garden Club tends to be quiet about the work they do in the community. They have planted and tended gardens at the Eckerd Living Center and have many educational projects with the students at Highlands School. The club has helped the Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Nature Center, and helped to fund portions of the renovation at the Kelsey Hutchinson Park. The monies made from the annual plant sale help support local scholarships and are donated to meaningful projects throughout the Highlands area.
Champion their good works by attending the plant sale, held at the Highlands Ball Field on the corner of Highway 64 and Hickory Street. Bring your own cart, wagon or sled, or use the wide variety of sleds made available by the club to load up your purchases. They will even help get all your plants in your car.
You’d better come early because this highly anticipated event does get busy, with many plant selections selling out. Rain date is Sunday, May 24 from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. Cash and check only, please. For more information, call Andrea Gabbard at (828) 200-6742.
