CUMBERLAND – It’s planting season and local garden clubs are preparing their seedlings for sale this spring. Two local plant sales are scheduled for May 14 in Cumberland and Lincoln.
The Lincoln Garden Club also held a “potting party” on Wednesday, April 27, when they gathered at a Cumberland member’s home on Little Pond County Road for their annual potting.
The event was to help prepare for the club’s next plant sale on May 14, which will be held at Chapel Street Congregational Church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
They will sell a wide variety of vegetables, perennials and other garden and indoor plants. Club president Kathryn Lawrence said they are trying to price their factories reasonably.
The Lincoln Garden Club was forced into a two-year hiatus during the pandemic. Their plant sale takes place every two years, and this will be the first in several years. This year is particularly important for the club which is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
Lawrence said they are always looking for new members and current members come from Cumberland, Lincoln and many surrounding communities. Those interested in joining or learning more can call Lawrence at 401-241-8425.
The club meets monthly except January and February at Chapel Street Congregational Church.
Sale of plants at the Blackstone Valley Garden Club
The Blackstone Valley Garden Club gathered for their annual ‘transplant day’ last week.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Blackstone Valley Garden Club will return to Cumberland Monastery for its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Last Friday’s transplant day at the home of club president Patricia McKee was to help prepare for the sale, making sure everything was ready. She said they have a ton of plants because they haven’t been able to hold their plant sale for the past two years.
“Friday’s event went really well,” McKee said. “We planted a lot of vegetables, transplanted perennials, shrubs and trees…all kinds of things to sell. We are really looking forward to welcoming the community back,” she said.
A portion of the proceeds from the upcoming sale will be donated to Susan G. Komen in memory of one of the club’s first members to die of breast cancer, Gail Mousseau.
“We look forward to welcoming the community back,” McKee said.
The club is open to new members and looking for new ones. Anyone interested can call McKee at 401-333-2772.
