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Hands in The Dirt
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: April 2023
Highlands Mountain Garden Club’s Plant Sale, set for Saturday, May 27, at the Town Ballfield, is a once-a-year opportunity to green-up the Plateau.
The warm winter has given gardeners across the Plateau ample time to plan and prepare for their summer gardens and landscaping projects, and now that spring has arrived it’s time to put those plans into action. There is no better place to start than with a visit to the Highlands Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. This year the sale will be held on Saturday, May 27 from 9:00 A.M. until noon at the Town Ballfield at the corner of Highway 64E and Hickory Street. Alfred Austin said it best: “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.” Local gardeners and plant lovers live the glory of gardening, enjoy its awe-inspiring beauty, and are always eager to share with others. That’s why plant lovers in the know always mark their calendars for this annual sale, because it’s a once-a-year opportunity that allows everyone the chance to purchase native plants grown by some of the most accomplished gardeners on the Plateau. No big box plants here, these have all been lovingly cultivated in native soil and are plants native to our region, so they are ideally suited to our unique ecosystem. They will grow and thrive for years to come. There will be as many as 30 to 40 different types of plants, from those that attract pollinators such as bee balm, astilbe, and clematis, to the always popular Hosta in its many varieties, Cinnamon Ferns, Creeping Jenny, Coneflower, Bleeding Heart, Forsythia, Iris, Daylily, and many other offerings, including Dahlia bulbs. If you’ve admired a plant in any local garden, you’ll most likely be able to purchase it here and have a chance to chat with the gardeners who have lovingly tended to those plants from seedling to sale. This is the perfect time and place to chat with the Garden Club members and have them answer your gardening questions. This is the Highlands Mountain Garden Club’s largest fundraiser of the year and proceeds are used to fund scholarships for local students who are studying horticulture, environmental studies, and education, as well as for other community projects, conservation efforts, and community gardens. It is a chance to beautify your garden while giving to a good cause. Be prepared to come early as the sale is extremely popular and long lines form quickly. Cash or check only, please.
by Mary Jane McCall
