Plant sales abound this weekend
- Gifts and baked goods, too
- Many of the plants are grown in local gardens
If you haven't gotten a gift for Mom yet, perhaps there is a beautiful hanging basket with her name on it at one of the many local plant sales this weekend.
Mother's Day weekend is the traditional kickoff of the spring gardening season because mid-May is generally the end of any danger of a late frost killing annuals like geraniums, daisies and basil. So take advantage of these many sales to stock up on plants for your home garden.
Unlike at the big box stores, many of the plants at these sales are local, grown in the gardens of local club members. You'll also find baked goods, raffles, white elephant tables and gift items.
Many of these gardening groups count on the money they raise from these plant sales to fund the many beautification projects they take on.
May 9
Chappaqua: Chappaqua Garden Club Plant Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9; 8 a.m. to noon May 10. Chappaqua Train Station, 108 Allen Place.
Yorktown: Teatown's Plant Sale. Master gardeners will be on-site to answer questions. First pick: 4-7 p.m. May 9, $10 admission. Regular sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 10, free. Teatown Lake Reservation, 1600 Spring Valley Road.
May 10
Briarcliff Manor: Briarcliff Manor Garden Club Annual Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine. Wells Fargo Bank, 1050 Pleasantville Road, 914-432-8529.
Tarrytown: Plant Sale. From the gardens of three different garden societies: annuals; unusual perennials and herbs grown at Lyndhurst; rock garden plants; containers and troughs; native plants; deer-resistant varieties and vegetables as well as plant and tree advice. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lyndhurst, 635 S. Broadway
Yorktown Heights: Mother's Day Herb Planters. The planters are filled with aromatic herbs that will produce all summer. Each eco root pouch (planter) is made from reclaimed plastic bottles and filled with organic herbs. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5-$45. Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover St., 914-962-2368.
Pleasantville: Pleasantville Garden Club Plant Sale. 8-11:30 a.m. Memorial Plaza, next to train station, 914-631-7203.
Armonk: Green Acres Garden Club Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. John and Goldie Hergenhan Recreation Center, 40 Maple Ave., 914-273-9736.
Peekskill: Garden Club of Peekskill Annual Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Riverfront Green Park, 50 Hudson Ave., 914-659-3049.
May 17
Somers: 23rdAnnual Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. lasdonpark.org. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35
Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.: Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club Annual Plant Sale. Rain date: May 18. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Town Green, Warren Place, 201-652-0729.
Bronx: Centennial Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday rain date. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, 718-885-1461.
May 31
Nyack: Garden Club of Nyack Annual Plant Sale. www.thenyackgardenclub.wordpress.com. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Katzenstein home, 507 N. Broadway, 845-353-0181.