The popular sale features a variety of indoor and outdoor plants, annuals, natives, herbs, fruit and vegetable starts, grasses, hostas, herbs, ground cover, and much more. This sale is possible thanks to the community’s donations of plants, tools, and garden decor.
The club invites local area gardeners to help make this sale successful by donating potted perennial splits, starts, or cuttings from your gardens. They’re also accepting donations of bulbs, house plants, planters, plant stands, garden tools, garden statuary, etc. – pretty much anything gardening related in new or good, clean and used conditions are welcome. In the past, they’ve had some amazing donations for door prizes, and they’re still looking for a few items for that as well.
All potted donations can be dropped off near the west door entrance of the community room on Friday, May 17 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. You can also contact Sharon Moore at 630-835-8373 or email her at sharonkmoore@myyahoo.com to arrange for a drop-off site prior to May 17th. Messages can also be sent directly to the “Morrison Garden Club” Facebook page.
The club asks that donated plants are potted, if possible. If you need pots, they have some available but various sizes are running low. Contact Sharon if you need some pots for your plants.
The plant sale is also the kick-off to the club’s annual children’s coloring contest for ages 0-10. Coloring pages will be available at the sale, and prizes (one for each age group) will be on display. Both the coloring pages and prizes will then be moved into the library.
Morrison Garden Club is celebrating 75 years this year! It was organized in 1948 to “stimulate the knowledge of gardening and encourage civic pride.” The club is always looking for new members and volunteers for their bigger projects. They regularly update their Facebook page, so watch for updates!
All proceeds from the sale are put back into the community for the club’s current and future projects.
Images from past plant sales.
