Garden Club of Newtown's Annual Holiday Greens Sale, Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. - Noon at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St.

The Garden Club of Newtown will hold its annual Holiday Greens Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday, December 5 at the Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St. (at the Flagpole).

This popular annual event is the Club’s main fundraiser and members plan all year by collecting and drying plant materials from their gardens and gathering pinecones and a wide variety of evergreens and other items to be used in creating and decorating evergreen wreaths and tabletop arrangements for the holiday season.  The members always emphasize the beauty and bounty of nature in their individualized arrangements by incorporating such fresh plant materials as holly, winterberry, boxwood and a wide assortment of other evergreens from their own gardens.  Bundles of fresh, loose greens will also be available to supplement your personal home decorating accents.

In addition to wreaths, the many creative members of the Club design and create such always popular items as tabletop boxwood trees and evergreen centerpieces, some with candles, that have been traditionally used to enhance the holiday home décor and bring the inviting scents of the season indoors.  The sale will also include fire-starter boxes and a wide assortment of hand-made gift items and other unique treasures to brighten your holidays and facilitate you gift-giving.

An early arrival is recommended for the best selection at this popular community event.

A special feature of this year’s sale is the appearance of Newtown resident Sydney Eddison, a noted gardening lecturer and author.  Ms. Eddison will be signing her latest book, Where We Walk, a collection of poems “rooted in the soil of New England.”  The books, which will be available for sale at the event, will make wonderful holiday gifts for your friends, family and even a special treat for yourself.

Again this year, The Garden Club of Newtown will use the profits from this fundraiser to contribute to the community in numerous ways, including scholarships for Newtown graduates through contributions to the Newtown Scholarship Association.  Among other local projects supported by the proceeds of this fundraiser are the maintenance of the gardens at The Matthew Curtiss House, The Blue Star Highway Memorial Marker and Barb’s Trail as well as support for The Victory Garden at Fairfield Hills.

For additional information about the Holiday Greens Sale you may email marilynn.gardener@yahoo.com or call (203)775-7063.  For further information about The Garden Club of Newtown and its many activities and programs, please see our website at www.gardenclubofnewtown.com