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Garden Club Plant Sale
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2018/05 - May | Photograph By: Marjorie Christiansen Photography
It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t start planting at this elevation until after Mother’s Day, and the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale heralds the unofficial beginning of a lush growing season.
On Saturday May 26, from 9:00 A.M. until noon at the Highlands Ball Field, members and friends of the club will have a wide variety of native plants and flowers available for sale to the public. This is the 36th year of the event, and is dedicated to the memory of long-time supporter Betty McCall, with the theme of Save the Bees.
Proceeds from the sale benefit local scholarships and conservation efforts in Highlands as well as other programs, such as those at Highlands School, the gardens at Eckerd Living Center, the Biological Station, and the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.
Members of the club spend hours lovingly tending their own gardens and those of others, to assure that a variety of native plants are available for purchase. They often include cinnamon ferns, dahlias, toad trillium, columbine, miniature plants for your fairy garden, and lots more, for both shade gardens and sunny spots.
The sale begins at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 26 at the Highlands Ball Field on Highway 64, but you’ll definitely want to get there early to claim your place in line. Don’t forget to bring your own cart, wagon, or sled to help you move your purchases and they will have helpers there to assist. This is a headliner event, so don’t hit the snooze button − get up and get out there. Rain date is Sunday, May 27.
