Pots of different healthy perennials, shrubs, and select annuals and vegetables with fresh soil and weeded plants are being prepared for the Chester Plant Sale to be held on Friday, May 29, and Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Sunday, May 31, from 1 to 3 p.m., on the side lawn of St. Luke's Church, 313 Main St.
If any plants are left at the end of the weekend, the sale will continue the following weekend.
The perennials come from Vermont gardens, and some special, hardened annuals that are hard to find locally will also be available.
A group of knowledgeable gardeners has been working to dig, pot, and groom the specimens, described by organizers of the event as “top-notch and ready to go into the ground without additional hardening.”
Some of the offerings include varieties of iris, hosta, daylilies (including ever-blooming Stella d'Oro and lighter yellow Happy Returns), perennial geraniums, grasses, ferns, lamb's ears, Shasta daisy, black-eyed Susan, hens and chicks, Sedum Autumn Joy, coral bells, baptisia, Chinese astilbe, lady's mantle, raspberries, many kinds of herbs, and some shrubs.
The later timing of this annual event allows for larger and more attractive plants - all organized by variety and growing needs on the side lawn of the church.
In addition, there will be earthenware and other decorated pots, gardeners' log three-ring binders, one-of-a-kind watercolor notecards featuring flowers and birds, homemade jams and preserves, and seasonal produce, such as cut rhubarb.
Knowledgeable gardeners will also eagerly give advice on plants and garden design.