Plant Sales, Garden Clubs and More!

Welcome to a special Friday edition of The Garden Patch. If you are not out digging in the garden this weekend, then you should be out shopping. Here are some local nurseries:

• Twinbrook Nurseries, 706 Franklin Ave, Franklin Lakes, a large field of shrubs and greenhouse full of annuals and gardening supplies
• Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Road, Wyckoff, home of a vast amount of colorful hanging baskets full of home-grown annuals.
• Rohslers, 100 Franklin Tpke, Allendale, a massive amount of trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, ceramic pots, tools plus a florist , are now overflowing with plants. 
• Home Depot on Rt 21 South in Paterson (just over the Fair Lawn Avenue bridge) has good deals on compost and potting mixes as well as the basics in annuals, perennials and small shrubs.  (The great thing about that Home Depot is the 3.5-percent sales tax for being in an urban area.)
• Rousseaus in Wyckoff has gone organic at the behest of its savvy customers—they now offer mostly organic plants, soils and fertilizer as well as some pretty terrific looking garden ornaments and mulches.

Plants Sales This Weekend

Another option for those who like to wander a bit is a plethora of plant sales.   Plant sales are fun because they are usually manned by some pretty knowledgeable gardeners.  You may even find that some of the plants come directly from local gardens—a real plus, as you can be sure they will grow in our own area.

The following list was compiled by the Master Gardeners of Bergen County:

• May 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saddle River Garden Club Plant Sale, Bishop House, Saddle River
• May 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club Plant Sale, Sheridan Ave/Warren Ave, Ho-Ho-Kus
• May 15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club Plant Sale, on the Green (corner of Sycamore and Franklin Turnpike)
• May 15, 12 to 5 p.m. Master Gardeners of Union County Plant Sale , Watchung Reservation, Mountainside

Some Garden Club Meetings 

Want to commune with fellow gardeners? Then a garden club is the place for you. The following local garden club meetings are open to new members:

May 15, 12 to 5 p.m. Master Gardeners of Union County, Watchung Reservation. Mountainside Annual Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale, demos, lectures

May 16, 7:20 p.m. Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club. Meeting, Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall 33 Warren St., 2nd Floor (above Police Station) Sheridan Ave Speaker: Karen Kennal, topic: Daylilies

May 17, 7 to 8:45 p.m. Backyard Garden Club, River Vale Library meeting Room, 406 Rivervale Rd. Speaker from St. Gabriel’s Organics; topic: Safe landscaping with protection thorough various safe organic means

May 17, 7:45 p.m. Glen Rock Garden Club, Glen Rock Municipal Annex Building, 678 Maple Ave. Speaker: Douglas Goodell, nature photographer; topic: Beautiful Birds

May 17, 7 p.m. Backyard Garden Club, River Vale Library Meeting Room; Speaker: Sonja Clark, United Water, topic: Xeriscape Gardening aka Conservation Gardening

May 18, 7 p.m. Wyckoff area Garden Club, Larkin House, 380 Godwin Avenue Speaker: Bruce Crawford, Dir. of Rutgers Gardens, topic: Woody and Herbaceous Companion Plantings www.wyckoffgc.org

May 19 6:45 p.m. Hasbrouck Heights Garden Club, library meeting room, 320 Boulevard Speaker: Edith Wallace, topic: Exploring Gardens in the Metropolitan Area on Day Trips

Enjoy! And let me know if you come across anything interesting in your travels.  Feel free to ask questions and if I don’t know the answer, I will research it for you!  Go green!