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Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club to hold annual Garden Faire and plant sale

Submitted Photo The Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club will hold its seventh annual Garden Faire and plant sale on Saturday, May 20 at the village park (Main Street and Central Avenue) in Silver Creek from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pictured is the gazebo in the park.

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club has announced that plans are underway for its seventh annual Garden Faire and plant sale. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the village park (Main Street and Central Avenue) in Silver Creek from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. come rain or shine!

The Garden Faire includes shrub, flower, and plant sales; a silent auction with more than $3,000 of prizes to be won; craft, jewelry and merchandise vendors; free kids activities, food vendors and informational booths. As the first event of the season, the annual Garden Faire and plant sale is the largest event that the garden club hosts, drawing hundreds of area residents and visitors. As a special thank you to supporters, this year 100 tomato plants will be given away for free (while supplies last) with each plant or craft purchase from the garden club.

The plant sale at the Garden Faire is a great way to get new garden plants at a reasonable price and help support the club’s efforts to beautify the Silver Creek community as well. This plant sale is one of two fund-raising events the club holds during the year. The proceeds from the plant sale help purchase flowers, plants, soil, mulch, planters and other materials needed to maintain and improve the village’s curb appeal in its parks, monuments and welcome signs.

New for plant sales this year, a variety of ornamental native plants such as foamflower, barren strawberry, and blue-eyed grass will be offered for sale thanks to the generosity of Jon and Priscilla Titus and the enthusiastic greenhouse interns at SUNY Fredonia. Native plants are a great addition to the garden and once established are usually very easy to maintain.

As always, a multitude of garden plants for sale, including pussy willows, hydrangeas, irises, daylilies, geraniums, Gerber daisies and other perennial and annual flowers as well as donated plant materials from local gardens and nurseries, will be offered.

This year garden club members will be offering a variety of hand-crafted items for the garden such as concrete leaf castings, stained glass flowers and other garden-related items for sale. Be sure to stop by and see these unique, hand-crafted items.

Finally, a silent auction will feature over $3,000 of great prizes to be won thanks to the generosity of sponsors such as David Austin Roses, Paw Paw Everlast Label Co, Salvatore’s Restaurant, Lebanon Seaboard Corp, Lee Valley Tools Ltd., Wagners, Webb’s Captains Table, Proven Winners, California Dry Foods, Wild Birds Unlimited and numerous other businesses and local wineries.

As in previous years, there will be a variety of food and craft vendors in addition to the plant and flower sale. Many returning favorites and also a few new faces include: Beach Glass Jewelry by Tunney; Avon products and garden ornaments by Chris Kent; House on the Hill Bath Therapies by D. Zafuto; RainboWorks Artwork & Jewelry by Autumn Baker/Amariliz; LuLaRoe Women’s & Children’s Clothing by Verna Cronwell; Garden Circles Raised Bed Planters/Composters by Edwards Design Plus Landscaping, Habitat for Humanity and Healthy New York informational booths along with various food vendors. Vendors showcase a variety of popular and local crafts for everyone’s enjoyment.

Applications from vendors are being accepted until May 18. If interested in showing products at this event, contact club president, Ed Newman at Edlorrie@yahoo.com and provide the name, organization/product and mailing address for further information or for a vendor application.

The garden club was established in 2010 to promote the use, study and enjoyment of gardening for the public and its members. The club, through the efforts of its volunteer members, maintains, improves and beautifies the areas surrounding the seven village and town welcome signs, the village park, the gazebo, and veterans memorial. Monthly meetings include outings to various area gardens, educational events, demonstrations or planning plant related projects for the village and community.

Members take pride in the community and want to help maintain and improve the curb appeal of the town and village parks, monuments and welcome signs for everyone’s enjoyment. Last year in addition to planting and maintaining the flowers at the welcome signs, Hanover Town Hall, veteran’s memorial, village park and gazebo, the club’s projects included adding brick edging to the veterans’ memorial monument and planting over 200 spring flowering bulbs around the park gazebo.

New this year, the club is sponsoring a front yard recognition program. The purpose of the program is to recognize and acknowledge village gardeners who contribute to the curb appeal of the Silver Creek area neighborhoods with beautiful front yard gardens. Everyone is encouraged to take part in making Silver Creek a beautiful place to live through gardening.

Garden club members will evaluate front yards in mid-July and yards being recognized will receive a recognition sign for their garden, a thank you bag and a chance to be entered into a drawing for either a $100 or $50 gift certificate to Yerico’s garden nursery in Sheridan. Look for flyers detailing the program at the Garden Faire and in future press releases.

The second annual fundraiser will be conducted in conjunction with the 50th Annual Festival of Grapes in September. In addition to the fundraiser, the club will announce the winners of the drawing for the front yard recognition program gift certificates during the festival. Look for the Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club booth and more information closer to the event. For further information about any of the club’s events, contact Newman at edlorrie@yahoo.com. Also, like the Face Book page, Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club, for the latest updates on gardening topics, announcements and upcoming events.

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