MAKING PLANT LABELSUse these labels or their format to make your plant labels for the IGC Plant Sales.
Members are encouraged to read the brief instructions at the beginning of this list. Please use Generic Labels whenever they you are not sure of a specific ID.
All plants at the sale should be labeled in this manner. If any member is having trouble with the list or has questions, please contact Gail Anderson. Double Click HERE for your Plant Label List. Plant List PDF
2022 IGC Annual Plant Sale
Dear Garden Club friends,
This is just a quick note about 3 things for our 2018 Sale:
1.Shifts for the day of the sale. At the plant sale, we need all the members to staff the tables and help the cashiers, but not all at the same time! Please let me know which shift you prefer. If you don't have a preference, please let me know that you can work either shift, and I will get back to you to tell you which shift we need more people for.
8:30 to 10:45
10:45 to the end of clean-up (probably 12:30 or 12:45)
I know most of you will be there the whole time anyway, but it is nice to have some time when you are not responsible for standing at a table so you can buy plants and visit, and it is very important to have a group of people explicitly designated for clean-up.
2. Pots. If you need pots, please tell Susan Stone how many and what sizes, and she can leave them out for you in her drive.
3. Digging and soil. If you need help digging, or if you would like to help others dig and pot up plants (I always enjoy working in someone else's garden - I learn so much!), please contact Susan Stone. If you are bringing a ton of plants (more than 25) and would like some soil delivered for filling holes, please contact Susan.
In case you missed the annual meeting, here are a few notes:
Drop off plants Friday afternoon 3-5 p.m..
Rain location is Ascension Church; you'll get an email on Friday if the location changes due to rain.
If you need a chair, please bring one.
Bring vases to sell.
Bring plant trays if you have them.
If you have any questions or suggestions, ask Lauren, Susan, or me.
The labels are on the blog; at the top right on the home page, click on Annual Plant Sale; then look below the photo of the labels, and click on the purple text to open the document.
Thank you all for your contributions of great plants! The sale is always so much fun!
Carol
IGC PLANT SALE PHOTO GALLERY
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2017 Plant Sale
2016 Plant Sale
2015 Plant Sale
2014 Plant Sale
Looking back at 2013
2013 Plant Sale Success... words from Maureen:
"Bravo to the incredible teamwork of the Plant Sale Committee led by Co-chairs Joyce Kippin and Connie Price. The electric energy, spirit and “can do” attitude brought an enormous array of stunning plants to the sale. As Joyce says, “The geese are “honking” with encourage-ment.” The preparations started early with a label-making party held at Susie Glessner’s home in January. Susie Winthrop became the keeper of the labels which appeared at the Annual Meeting for anyone to take. Thanks to Gail and Johanna for their contribution of more precise listing for the plant labels. Yes Gail, we still want those garden gloves to sell. Carol Williams and Susie Glessner shared responsibilities between the dig day schedule and traveling to Corliss for that rich soil for each dig day. Thanks to Paula Jones for designing the plant sale poster which turns out to be a work of art each year. Laurie McAleer had new numbers installed on the banner and took care of the town requirements to have the banner hung for all to see. A huge bushel of thanks to Joyce Kippin for her grown-with-love heirloom tomatoes. So many of them! She has earned the title of "the tomato lady". Thanks to the Plant Sale Committee members Nancy Howard and Deb Trevarrow for all they did to make the sale a success. Many thanks to all the members who attended the plant sale as well as the day before to help and assist the set up. Thanks to Annie Pulver for thrilling the children with her face painting designs. The families look forward to it each year. Carol Grady was instrumental in organizing the quartet for everyone’s enjoyment--a first at the plant sale and hopefully not the last. Thank you Carol! Thank you to Therese for creating recipe cards on the day of the sale to accompany herbs at the herb table. Thank you to Barbara Monahan for sharing her knowledge of plant material at the table. The cashiers Deb Trevarrow, Allison Kemmerer, and Lynda Mathey were busy tallying up each purchase as well as our treasurer, Laurie McAleer counting and depositing the receipts of the day. The grand total was $5,825.55."
Some photos from the 2013 Plant Sale and Dig Days
2013 Plant Sale- May 11, 2013
Our new Plant Sale Co-chairs are Joyce Kippin and Connie Price. They have a powerful group helpers on their committee. The board did change the date of the plant sale due to a considerable number of plant sales being held on our original plant sale date. It will be held on Saturday, May 11th which happens to be Mothers’ Day weekend. Please make note of the new date.
The Plant Sale Committee members are: Gail Anderson, Susie Glessner & Carol
Williams (Dig Day co-coordinators) Nancy Howard, Paula Jones (plant sale poster), Maureen Leonard, Laurie McAleer (plant sale banner) Barbara Monahan, Annie Pulver, Deb Trevarrow, Susie Winthrop (labels), and Johanna Zabriskie.
Looking back at 2012
This past year, (2012) the plant sale chairmen were Susie Winthrop and Grace Hanson. Carol Williams headed up the Dig Days scheduling. Joyce Kippin grew perennials, vegetables and her special heirloom tomatoes in her greenhouse again.
Thanks to all of them for leading the organization and success of this important event. Thanks to the many members who participate in Dig Days, contributed beautiful plants and worked to set up the sale on Friday, the 18th and to sell and cleanup during the Sale on Saturday, the 19th. We are so proud of our Club!
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| Lakeman Lane Girls help set up! Nancy and Joyce |
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| President Leonard and VP Trevarrow ...power surge! |
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| There's Janet and Nancy staking out the place. |
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| Maureen, Joyce and Deb Blagg... Friday set up time is always a lot of work and fun! |
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| Tables are well marked for our sales. |
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| $$$$$$$$$$$$$ girls. LInda, Maria and Alison |
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| Susie helps Ben with a planting idea. |
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| Ruth helps out a customer with a plant idea. |
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| What's the name of this plant? Deb and Barbara |
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| Susie agrees, Yes, it could grow to be 10 feet wide! |
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| Richard, Kerry and Barbara put up with the photographer! |
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| Perfect weather and lots of smiles... Janet, Paula and Alicia |
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| Garden shears are on sale... Mitzi and Janet |
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| Black Gold has arrived... Susie and Fred Winthrop |
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| Pam, Deb and Joan inspect plant labels |
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| Connie helps sell off a table of vegetables. |
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| Barbara manned the shade plant table. |
Looking Back to 2011...
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| The Two Lauries chaired the 2011 Plant Sale. |
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| Judy and Gail. Gail, our horticulturist, coordinated the Antique Plants at the Sale. |
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| Barbara and Sue help set up the 2011 sale. |
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| Joyce's vegetable reigned again at the sale! |
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| New members Connie and Terri work with Laurie at the 2011 sale. |
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| Hand-crafted birdhouses were part of the 2011 sale. |
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| Garden Club members come out in numbers for the most important event of the year. |
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| Our favorite cashiers! |
Who had more fun? The kids or Annie?
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| Therese worked hard to have a great table of garden books available. |
2011 Dig Days
BARBARA OSTBERG will like diggers to come to her home on Nabby's Point Road. Please call her to tell her when you are coming to dig. She is quite flexible with time. She has some plants already dug and potted in her garden from last Fall.
LISA FOSTER - has offered anything we want from the Foster gardens and also said to take any herbs as well. See you all on Friday the 29th - 2-5pm. 178 Argilla Rd.
JOYCE KIPPEN would like diggers to come on APRIL 30th ~ kindly work out the time with Joyce.
KERRY MACKIN at the Ipswich River Watershed also has some things ready for digging. Thanks, Kerry, and YES to a a IRW type table at the SALE ~ the Lauries. :-)
Thanks so much,
Laurie Matson
Laurie McAleer
JOYCE KIPPEN would like diggers to come on APRIL 30th ~ kindly work out the time with Joyce.
KERRY MACKIN at the Ipswich River Watershed also has some things ready for digging. Thanks, Kerry, and YES to a a IRW type table at the SALE ~ the Lauries. :-)
Thanks so much,
Laurie Matson
Laurie McAleer
2010 Plant Sale Photos:
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| Photos from 2010 Plant Sale |
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| Plant Sale 2010 |
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| Plant Sale 2010 |
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| Plant Sale 2010 |
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| Plant Sale 2010 |
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