The annual Marblehead Garden Club Plant Sale is back for its 94th year May 17 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion at 161 Washington St.
Enjoy the Lee Mansion’s grounds while browsing a wide selection of plants for the home garden. The club’s selection includes perennials for sun and shade, colorful annuals, native wildflowers, a wide range of herbs, ground cover plants and rock garden plants.
This plant sale has a variety of plants for every gardening skill level, and the plants for sale include species features in the Lee Mansion Gardens, like Trillium, Solomon’s Seal, Lady’s Mantle, single or double white Bloodroot and Mayapple.
This year, there will be a new dahlia table featuring a variety of dahlia tubers, mainly in the anemone and decorative forms. The Plant Sale also features Native New England plants that support local pollinators. The native plants are also typically more disease-resistant, require less irrigation and are easier to maintain overall.
Wondering what plants to choose? The MGC’s knowledgeable members will answer all gardening questions and give tips on selecting easy-care plants, what plants to use in problem spots and more.
Another popular feature, “Ask the Arborist,” returns this year. A professional arborist from Hartney and Greymont will be available to give expert tree care advice.
“The Marblehead Garden Club Plant Sale offers a unique experience, as many of the plants at the sale are from the Lee Mansion Gardens,” MGC President Vicki Boyle said. “It’s always an enjoyable event for everyone, and we eagerly anticipate the return of our loyal, annual shoppers and the opportunity to meet new gardeners!”
Proceeds from the plant sale assist in the cost of maintaining the organic gardens at the historic Jeremiah Lee Mansion, operated by the Marblehead Museum and Historical Society. The MGC and the museum have worked cooperatively since 1936.
Admission to the event is free, and cards, cash, checks and Venmo are accepted. In the event of rain, the sale will take place May 18 from 8:30-11 a.m. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/MGC-plantsale.