2026 Annual Plant Sale- Scholarship Fundraiser

Our Plant Sale is the club’s major fundraiser of the year, and it provides the primary support for the scholarship we award to deserving students each year. It will be held this year on Saturday May 30th, from 9 a.m. until 12:00 noon, at Forest Park, Springfield, MA, in the old Monkey House. Set-up is on Friday May 29, from 9 a.m. to noon.

As always, we rely on your help to make it a success. Here is a link to sign up for spots we particularly need help with.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F48AFA92FABFC1-63592448-sgcplant 

We’ll also be passing around the sign-up list at our Annual Meeting on May 22nd. If you don’t get around to signing up, please come anyway; we can use the help.

Entrance: Please use the entrance on Trafton Road.

If you are a gardener, we really need your plants!  We have many new members who we hope won’t be shy about offering their garden plants at this sale. We ask that people label and price their plants before dropping them off on Friday morning between 9 and 11. If you don’t feel up to doing this, there will be help available at the drop off.

Potting: The jumping worms are still out there! If you think you have them on your property, we suggest buying a sterile potting mix for potting up your plants. Pro Mix is available at 16 Acres and Browns.

Labeling: Include the common name, and some details to help identify where best to plant; e.g. sun or shade, height, color etc. You can put the price on the opposite of your information label. You can use plastic or wooden labels. Take a look at local nurseries to see what they are charging for similar plant or similar plant sizes.  

Pricing: While you’re out visiting nurseries, make note of the cost of plants and price the plants you’re contributing at around 25% lower than retail price. See our attached Price Guidance sheet for additional information. 

Those who sign up to be cashiers and workers on Saturday are asked to be there by no

later than 8:30 a.m. Customers will be lined up to start the sale at 9:00 a.m. on the dot!

Attached is a flyer for our Plant Sale.  Please feel free to share it, and hang it up at your libraries, grocery stores, church bulletin boards, and anywhere else you think will help people know about our sale.

Lawn Signs: We have a few new lawn signs available if you’d like to help get the word out, contact one of us.

We understand that many members are not able to contribute in any material way, but if you wish to make a (much appreciated) donation you can send a check made out to the Springfield Garden Club, noting that it is for the Plant Sale, and send it to our Treasurer. Mary Bandouveres.

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to contact:

Beate, beatebolen@gmail.com  973-985-3947 (beatebolen@gmail.com), 

Fidele Malloy (fidele.malloy@gmail.com

Bobbie Pitkin ((bobbieconnell@msn.com )

Here are some items we will need and hope you can offer to lend. If you have some we can use, please let us know.

•  6’ and 8’ folding tables

• Wagons or carts to help folks transport their plants to their car

• Boxes to carry the purchased plants

Soil Testing:  The Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners will again be offering PH soil testing at our Plant Sale. To prepare your soil sample, take 4 or 5 small, scoops of soil using a clean container to mix, Thoroughly mix the samples, and place about a cup of soil in a sealable plastic bag, label with your name, address and phone number. Bring it with

you to the plant sale.

Sign-up to Help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F48AFA92FABFC1-63592448-sgcplant#/ 

Plant Sale Flyer 

Plant Pricing Guide