CAZENOVIA — On June 3 the Cazenovia Garden Club (CGC) will hold its spring plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Telephone Park, the strip of green along Albany Street in front of Kinney Drugs and Dave’s Diner.
The club will be selling perennials, bird and bat houses, and silent raffle tickets.
“All the perennial plants have come from members’ gardens so they are ready for our climate and should thrive when planted,” said CGC member Bonnie McCabe.
McCabe explained that the club decided against including annual plants in the sale for a couple of reasons.
“We have found that it is very hard to have competitive pricing with annuals as they are offered in so many places,” she said. “Plus, knowing that the perennials we offer are ‘well rooted’ in our climate is a huge advantage [over] buying them where they are grown in greenhouses across the country.”
According to McCabe, the upcoming sale’s “big ticket” raffle item is a hedge trimmer.
An 8-inch succulent planter with gardening tools, a 10-inch sun planter with gardening tools, a framed photo of Cazenovia Lake by Anne Saltman, a handmade quilted table topper, handmade artisan soaps, a $25 gift certificate to the Lincklaen House with two pizza certificates, and a collection of lottery tickets will also be raffled off. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5.
“Our fundraising goal is to make as much as we can so we can keep our village beautiful during all months of the year,” said McCabe. “The garden club is responsible for the hanging baskets, planters, and the fountain, to name a few areas, as well as the garland, etc. during the winter months.”
CGC is a non-profit organization that is a member of both the VI District of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. and the Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Founded in 1949 and federated in 1960, the club aims to stimulate interest in horticulture, develop skills in the beautification of home and community, create an awareness of national and local conservation problems, inspire a desire to serve in these areas, and further the goals and objectives of the regional and national organizations to which it belongs.
Each year, the CGC contributes thousands of dollars and countless volunteer hours to the community by providing flowers, tending gardens, and planting trees throughout the village. CGC initiatives have traditionally been funded by the club’s annual spring and holiday sales.
Tax-deductible donations to the club can be mailed to the Cazenovia Garden Club, P.O. Box 54, Cazenovia, NY 13035. Donations will support the CGC’s community gardening projects.
The club is also welcoming new members. To learn more about getting involved with the organization, visit cazenoviagardenclub.org.
