Plant Sale Thank You

2019
Grimsby Garden Club

Annual Plant Sale 
 

Thank you to all the volunteers and businesses that donated their time and plants to the Plant Sale.

We had an amazing turnout!

Your community support is much appreciated!

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Grimsby Garden Club 2016 Plant Sale Success

This year's plant sale was an enormous success. This is our major fundraiser each year:  we raised more than $2700, exceeding our fundraising goal by 35%. 

And, we raised $133 for the Highway of Heroes. Amazing!

Our innovations and front-end effort really paid off. Having the plants dug up, potted, labeled and priced days in advance was a huge factor in the sale running smoothly. Improved signage helped eliminate confusion and the new table covers provided a pleasing and professional environment that contributed to the sale's overall success. Donations from wholesalers and growers enlarged our member contributions with significant revenue results. 

Staging an event of this magnitude is not an easy task.  It just won’t happen without our volunteers. Everyone who volunteered -- from set up to tear down and every job in between – is appreciated so much.  

Thank you for being an incredible volunteer. It is your commitment, spirited energy and hard work that have made the difference in this year’s results.

These are the generous companies whose donations made our plant sale a success: 

• Hendriks Greenhouses 
• Ridgeview Garden Centre
• Trillium Hill Greenhouses
• Ultra Grow Growers of Quality Bougainvillea
• Van Noort Bulb Company
• Valleybrook Gardens (Heritage Perennials)
• Freeman's Herbs
• CosMic Plants "Colour Emotion Life"
• CanWeb (our plant sale signs)

50 Years and Still Growing 

Beth Sommers, President

Plant Sale this Saturday May 7th 9:00 - Noon

Hi everyone,
There are hundreds of plants potted up and waiting to be delivered Friday evening to the Livingston Activity Centre.  The Grimsby Garden Club Plant Sale is Saturday May 7th from 9:00 till noon.  There are perennials, shrubs, herbs, indoor and outdoor pots, garden-related items of all kinds.  There are some special annuals this year that will be of great interest.

The raffle prizes include Bougainvillea (From UltraGrow) , Stephanotis (From Trillium Hill Greenhouses) and orchids from CosMic.  The Plant Sale Chair Peter Carr-Locke is targeting this to be the biggest plant sale ever.

Thanks to our members and wholesalers/growers for all these donations!

More Sponsor Thanks - CanWeb

This year we have a Plant Sale sign printer Sponsor and supporter for the Grimsby Garden Club's Plant Sale.

It is CanWeb.







The Plant Sale street signs are dotted throughout Grimsby - please tell us what you think of them.  We're excited with our increased number of plants and plant-related items from Grimsby gardens and from our neighbouring wholesalers and growers.

Thanks everyone!

Potting Up will need Pots and People!

Hi everyone,
It's Marilyn Cornwell and I am hosting the potting up  tomorrow Tuesday, April 26th 1:00 till 4:00pm my house at 3 Sunnylea Cres.  

If it is raining, the backup date is Wednesday, April 27th 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the same location.  

Our sale is Saturday, May 7th, 9:00 - 12:00 or sold out.

Please bring your plants for potting, some pots as we really need them.  And while you're here, enjoy the conservatory with its summer blossoms and temperatures.  There's a porch and potting benches, and lots of room to work.  

While this weeping cherry is not in my back yard, it is blooming now in St. Catharines on Niagara Street across from Laura Secord Secondary School.  I hope there is something blooming in your garden too.

I hope to see you tomorrow.

Our Plant Sale is Coming May 7th!

There are two events coming up for those who love plants! Check out our digging up day and then the Plant Sale day.  We'd love to see you at both events.

Grimsby Garden Club News Flash April 2016

Grimsby Garden Club News Flash

We are here to help beautify Grimsby.   Where We Meet Our meetings are at the Livingston Activity Centre at 18 Livingston Ave. Grimsby ON.  We start at 7:00pm for social time. We'd appreciate it if you bring your mug. Membership Renewal We are wrapping up  2016 renewals.  Our annual fee is modest at $10 single and $15 family. Our membership chair this year is Ginny Thiessen and you will meet her at the Membership Desk at Monthly meetings. Facebook Website Email Meeting Monday April 25th, 7:00pm Rob Howard speaks on Nine Things He Learned from Other People's Gardens Rob Howard is a family man who lives and gardens in Hamilton. He's been garden columnist at The Hamilton Spectator for more years than he likes to admit – more than 25 years - and has been organizer of the highly successful Hamilton Spectator Open Garden week for 23 of those. He loves visiting other people's gardens and in the last few years has been able to visit gardens farther afield as he escorted garden tours to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, France and Holland and Belgium. Last year, he led  a trip out west to see the public and private gardens of Banff, Vancouver and Victoria.  Rob retired – except from his garden writing -- last fall and says the best part of that is spending more time in his, and other people's gardens. His talk is about things he's learned in some of those gardens. Fun with Flowers Wednesdays May 4, 11, 18, 25 7:00-9:00pm at the Pump House, 447 Elizabeth Street, Grimsby, ON Contact Beth Sommers 905-945-1033 for registration and further class information. Lil Haworth Lil is a Grimsby Garden Club member.  She is an  accomplished, accredited floral design judge with a wealth of experience in designing and teaching.  Fun with Flowers - Learn Design You will learn  interesting floral display techniques, such as parallel type designs, casual mass designs, non-traditional table centres and hand-held flower bouquets. Lil will also teach you techniques and tricks for preparing plant material.  Class Fee $70.00 (includes plant materials for first class hand-held bouquet).  Home and Garden Show  The Grimsby Garden Club will have a booth at the home and garden show on Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th.  Please stop by the booth and say hello.  Bring a friend and have them join the Club.  Plant Sale Date Revision - May 7th The revised Plant Sale date is Saturday May 7th starting at 9:00am until noon or sold out at the Livingston Activity Centre on Main Street.  Set up is on Friday May 6th starting at 4:00pm.   Pots Please - Potting Up Session April 26th 1:00-4:00pm A Potting Up session is scheduled for April 26th 1:00 - 4:00pm (rain or shine) at Marilyn Cornwell's house at 3 Sunnylea Cres.  Bring your plants and we'll pot and label them attractively for the sale. Extra pots would be appreciated. If you need help digging up, contact Peter Carr-Locke at cookingpetie@yahoo.ca or phone 905-945-2494. He'll arrange a digging up session.

TOMORROW - May 30th - is our annual plant sale!

Today's the day to bring plants to the Senior Centre - Friday, May 29th from 4:00pm until 7:00pm so we can set up for tomorrow's 9:00am start.

We have amazing raffle prizes - a beautiful Japanese Maple, donated by Vineland Nurseries, a splendid Stephanotis donated by Trillium Hill, a ticket to the Grimsby Painted Ladies Garden Tour (Blooms for Africa) and more!  

We have herbs such as basil and rosemary.  We have some specialty iris and astilbes donated by Van Noort.

There are lots of ideas for your garden this year - we are looking forward to seeing you!

Our Plant Sale Is Coming - Saturday May 30 9:00am till sold out (noon)

If you are a Grimsby Garden Club member, you likely know that we are active in supporting and sponsoring activities that will beautify Grimsby gardens.  Our major fundraiser each year is the annual plant sale.  This year it is May 30th starting at 9:00am at the Senior Centre on Livingston Ave. We raise funds in order to sponsor garden-related activities in our community.  These include:

1  maintenance of the Elm Street bed and the Hospital Garden beds

2  sponsoring and planting the Town hanging baskets

3  scholarships for Grimsby high school students registered in a post-secondary horticultural program

4  monthly meetings and workshops with speakers and presenters

5  participation in events sponsored by the Ontario Horticultural Association

6  participation in Grimsby events (e.g.  annual Rotary Christmas Tree Display)

We depend on our members for the majority of plants and items from our members’ own gardens and tools sheds for garden-related items  (e.g. decorative pots and garden tools).  Please consider contributing something to the sale - it would be helpful if you could label your plants and note the flower colour.

Are you a member who has something to give to the sale?   We have a drop off location at Marilyn Cornwell's - 3 Sunnylea Cres AFTER May 17th and BEFORE Friday May 29th.

Or you can bring them to the Senior Centre on Friday, May 29th from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.