Not all plant sales are sponsored by garden clubs. Here's one In Lee, NH, that a co-worker posted on the fridge at work (though this announcement is from Foster's Daily Democrat, the local newspaper): "LEE Â The 18th annual Lee Church Congregational Plant Sale will be held Friday, May 15. 4-7 p.m. and Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m.-noon. Over 2,000 perennials, trees, shrubs and shade plants, many of them field grown will be offered. There will also be vegetables including tomatoes, peppers and herb. Featured this year are four-year-old kousa dogwood trees, hardy deep gold forsythia shrubs and dwarf lupines. The sale is held at the Lee Church Congregational, center of Lee on Route 155. A beef stew, macaroni and cheese, salad bar supper will be held concurrently with the Friday evening sale 5-7. Breakfast will be available on Saturday morning. Strafford County Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. Further information contact Barb Wauchope 659-8857" The fridge announcement also said something about new plants being put out on Saturday.

Thanks all! I have to tell you a story about those fairy gardens. My garden club had a master gardener come give a talk on Fairy Gardens back in February. Some of us, including me, actually went out and planted them. I found a little gnome at Big Lots to put in mine since with me having three boys - I don't think they would appreciate the feminine touches of the girly fairies. The lady who did the ones in the photos above said she and her husband went on a mission looking for "fairy stuff" for their gardens. But, she said they didn't dare ask any of the clerks at the stores for "fairy stuff" since they were afraid they might get the wrong idea - especially her husband. I mean, can you imagine a guy going into a store asking where they keep their "fairy stuff"? :D

I *am* exhausted! & sunburnt! (went out there on an overcast morning, wearing a scoop-necked top, forgot to notice when the sun came out. duh.) The gardens were *gorgeous*, of course, & the swap/sale was loads of fun! We had a woman who sells plants/bulbs/seeds on ebay, the Master Gardeners had a booth, Waxahachie High School had a booth, there was a "flea market" with proceeds going to the Garden Club,...can't remember everything. The brown bag lunches were very good (& the Club now has arrangements with the to-go barbeque place to take up the slack in case they run out of food in the future!) I moved a lot of plants in pots, so my summer watering schedule is considerably eased (sold a few & traded a few.) This was the first time my friend Vi had been to the Tour & sale, & she had a great time, didn't bring very much but took several things home. Unfortunately, although the Extravaganza continued until 4 PM, Vi had to leave early to help her husband with a garden project, & my sunburn began to really burn & nauseate me, so I left a little later, by probably 2:30. Lots of nice people, helpful hands all round-several of the guys helped with loading & unloading, setting up tables, etc, & one kind person gave me some lotion for my back. It was great! can't wait til next year... (when I'll bring an extra shirt & a hat & some lotion!)

The 2016 Racheff House and Gardens Plant Sale will be held at the Racheff Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Avenue, Knoxville TN 37921 on this Saturday, 2 April 2016 from 9am to 2pm. Small trees, shrubs, wildflowers, herbs, cacti and succulents, herbs, birdhouses, and more will be offered for sale by multiple vendors. Proceeds from the sale will be used for maintenance of the gardens, which are open to the public at no charge from 15 February through 15 December. If you haven't toured the garden, feel free to take a look around after you shop!