GardenMart 2024

The Silver Spring Garden Club's annual plant sale fundraiser, GardenMart, is back again at Brookside Gardens! The sale starts on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 9:00am and goes until 1:00pm. (Note that many things sell out quickly -- so come early for the best selection!)

For shopping: Bring a checkbook* and/or exact change, and have a box or tray to transport your purchases.

There will be NO holds, pre-orders, etc.

Note the plant sale is rain or shine!

The sale is at Brookside Garden's Visitor Center on the Outside Terrace to the Right of the Main Entrance as you face the building.

All plants are locally grown and all proceeds go to the Silver Spring Garden Club (https://www.silverspringgardenclub.com/) and a portion will be donated to Brookside Gardens.

*Pre-make your check out to the "Silver Spring Garden Club" then sign and date it to speed things up -- just leave the amounts blank to fill in at the checkout table.

BONUS Sale: Dahlias!

The National Capital Dahlia Society is joining our GardenMart sale again.

GardenMart RAFFLE:

We are also selling Raffle Tickets for $1 each or 6 for $5/12 for $10 - it is best to print out the sheet (see JPG below) and pre-fill these in (address stickers work great for this), to speed up the process. Prize donations so far include: gardening books that we purchased for recent speakers to our garden club that we had signed for just this purpose, garden tools, gift certificates to local businesses, and more. The drawing will be held at 12noon at the GardenMart on May 11. You do NOT need to be present to win! (If the winner is not present, the prizes will be mailed/delivered afterward.)

LOTS OF PLANTS!

We will have Tomatoes, Peppers, Herbs, Annual Flowers,

And MUCH MORE!!!

SEE LISTING BELOW...

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Vegetable and Herbs List for the SSGC GardenMart 2024 Sale

Here is the list of herb and vegetable plants we have ordered for our plant sale (selection subject to last-minute change.)

Pepper Mini Belle Red

Pepper Golden Treasure

Pepper Lesya Paprika

Hot Pepper Buena Mulata

Hot Pepper Thai Orange

Eggplant Antigua Lavender

Tomato Sungold

Tomato Five Star Red Grape

Tomato Valencia

Tomato Orange Icicle

Tomato Buratino

Tomato White Currant

Swiss Chard Oriole

Thyme Orangelo

Basil Prospera

Basil Amethyst

Basil Holy

Basil Sweet Thai

Borage

Calendula Goldcrest

Chamomile

Dill Fernleaf

Fennel Bronze

Lemongrass

Marjoram Zaatar

Oregano Hot&Spicey

Rosemary Salem

Sage Garden

Tarragon French

Thyme Lemon

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Annual Flowers List for the SSGC GardenMart 2024 Sale

Here is the list of annual flowering plants we have ordered for our plant sale (selection subject to last-minute change.)

AGERATUM ALOHA 'BLUE'

COLEUS KONG 'SALMON PINK'

COLEUS KONG 'RED'

SALVIA VISTA 'RED'

SALVIA VICTORIA 'BLUE'

VINCA TITAN 'WHITE'

VINCA TITAN 'LILAC'

VINCA TITAN 'RED'

COSMOS APOLLO 'MIX'

BACOPA MEGA COPA WHITE

CALIBRACHOA CON 'DARK BLUE'

CALIBRACHOA CON 'ROSE'

SUN COLEUS 'ELECTRIC LIME'

SUN COLEUS 'CAMPFIRE'

SUN COLEUS 'VINO'

SWEET POTATO VINE IPOMEA 'BLACKIE'

SWEET POTATO VINE IPOMEA 'MARGARITA'

TORENIA SUMMER WAVE 'BLUE'

VERBENA ENDURASCAPE 'PINK BICOLOR'

VERBENA ENDURASCAPE 'BLUE'

FUCHSIA ARETES 'RIO GRANDE'

FUCHSIA ARETES 'ARROYO GRANDE'

LOBELIA EARLY SPRINGS 'DARK BLUE'

STROBILANTHES 'PERSIAN SHIELD'

VERBENA EMPRESS FLAIR 'PEACH'

ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'CHERRY RED'

ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'PINK'

ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'PURPLE'

ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'WHITE'

GOMPHRENA 'PINBALL PURPLE'

GOMPHRENA 'PINATA'

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In addition to these listings, SSGC members are potting up plants from their own gardens including lots of beautiful perennials, native plants, shrubs, etc.!

BONUS: WE WILL ALSO have $10 packets of Systemic Deer Repellent Tablets for sale. The hosta and daylily society folks swear by these! Place in the soil at the plant’s root zone. The bitter flavor is absorbed in the plant’s system and leaves taste awful to the deer.