SOMA Living May 2023

MAPLEWOOD GARDEN CLUB

ANNUAL PLANT SALE

This Spring the Maplewood Garden Club (MGC) host its 86th Annual Plant Sale at the Maplewood Community Pool on May 11, 12, and 13. Known around the state as the best plant sale of the year, the MGC has been bringing great plants to the people of NJ since FDR was in the White House. The annual plant sale is the only fundraiser held by MGC each year. It offers exceptional plant material, often unusual or rare, below market prices to the public. The club has long term relationships with some of the best growers in the country. Under the guidance of expert and master gardeners, dedicated volunteers begin potting-up bare root perennials mid-winter to grow them on for the sale. They nurture them in the MGC nursery garden cold frames and municipal greenhouses. Vegetables, herbs, annuals and hanging baskets are purchased from local growers and delivered directly to the sale site. This ensures the highest quality plant material. Specialty annuals and tender perennials are propagated by Club members adding hard to find varieties. Friendly and knowledgeable Club members are on hand to give help and advice. The funds raised enable MGC to support ongoing projects and activities including: Scholarships to Columbia High School Seniors and Rutgers University Students, the Dickens Village Conservatory, the Durand-Hedden herb garden, the Hilton Rain Garden, Maplewood Library book donations, Maplewood Township greenhouses, the Memorial Garden behind Town Hall, holiday decorations at the railroad station, and numerous gardens around town. Check out our website for further information: https://maplewoodgardenclub.org/plant-sale/ Where: Maplewood Community Pool, 187 Boyden Ave When: Th. May 11& Fri. May 12, 8a-9p Sat. May 13, 8am – 4pm

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