May Market 2022 News
Saturday, May 7
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday, May 7
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
For the past two years the Essex Garden Club has not been able to have its annual May Market because of the pandemic, but this year we will be back ... Bigger and Better!
The Members Plants section of the market will offer prized perennials, ground covers, grasses, and shrubs dug and potted from the gardens of club members. These plants, grown and locally dug, are proven winners in a microclimate and soil similar to other area gardens like yours. There will be more than 1500 plants available and we are delighted to be able to share them with you.
If you are looking for a bouquet of Fresh Flowers for your mom or Special person for Mother’s Day, you will find a beautiful assortment here. Arrangements will be made of favorite Springtime flowers like lilacs, lilies, pussy willows and so much more. Of course, we will have a great assortment of annuals and hanging baskets waiting to be taken home. All our chefs out there will want to come pick up their Herbs…. we will have lots of them Basil, Thyme, Oregano you name it … we have it.
Drum roll, please!!!…. TOMATO PLANTS WILL BE HERE……There will be 300 plants with a great choice of varieties including cherry, grape, artisan (focus on flavor and unique colors and shapes) early and main crops, bush and heirloom.
Drum roll again, please!!!…. GARLIC SALT WILL BE HERE…. We have had so many requests over the last 2 years for our FAMOUS Garlic Salt. The EGC has been making this closely-guarded secret recipe since 1953! May 7th is the day….so come and stock up on it, it will go quickly.
“Garden Gifts” will have handcrafted items made by the EGC members. A few to mention are Greeting cards made of pressed flowers, Kokedama Moss Balls, Hypertufa planters and Driftwood planters. This year we have a “Gift Boutique”. A Simon Pearce vase, vintage Belgian linens, a ceramic tulipiere and a Tiffany vase are just a few of many special items you will find here. And the “Treasures” section is a great place to find gently-used garden pieces, planters, gardening tools and a mix of odds and ends.
The Members Plants section of the market will offer prized perennials, ground covers, grasses, and shrubs dug and potted from the gardens of club members. These plants, grown and locally dug, are proven winners in a microclimate and soil similar to other area gardens like yours. There will be more than 1500 plants available and we are delighted to be able to share them with you.
If you are looking for a bouquet of Fresh Flowers for your mom or Special person for Mother’s Day, you will find a beautiful assortment here. Arrangements will be made of favorite Springtime flowers like lilacs, lilies, pussy willows and so much more. Of course, we will have a great assortment of annuals and hanging baskets waiting to be taken home. All our chefs out there will want to come pick up their Herbs…. we will have lots of them Basil, Thyme, Oregano you name it … we have it.
Drum roll, please!!!…. TOMATO PLANTS WILL BE HERE……There will be 300 plants with a great choice of varieties including cherry, grape, artisan (focus on flavor and unique colors and shapes) early and main crops, bush and heirloom.
Drum roll again, please!!!…. GARLIC SALT WILL BE HERE…. We have had so many requests over the last 2 years for our FAMOUS Garlic Salt. The EGC has been making this closely-guarded secret recipe since 1953! May 7th is the day….so come and stock up on it, it will go quickly.
“Garden Gifts” will have handcrafted items made by the EGC members. A few to mention are Greeting cards made of pressed flowers, Kokedama Moss Balls, Hypertufa planters and Driftwood planters. This year we have a “Gift Boutique”. A Simon Pearce vase, vintage Belgian linens, a ceramic tulipiere and a Tiffany vase are just a few of many special items you will find here. And the “Treasures” section is a great place to find gently-used garden pieces, planters, gardening tools and a mix of odds and ends.
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Divide and Pot
Creating Herb Containers
Here Come the Members' Plants
The Big Day Itself
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Preparing Succulent Planters for Garden Gifts
The Garden Club Treasures Sorting Through "Treasures"
Set Up
Barn Clean Up after May Market
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Many thanks to all who came and supported May Market,
it wouldn't be the success that it is without YOU!
The Essex Garden Club's May Market has been a major Springtime event in Essex for 70 years. This sole fundraising event for the club began as a small plant sale across from the Griswold Inn and has grown into a garden extravaganza now held in the Town Park. It features annuals, members' perennial plants, herbs, shrubs and fresh-cut flowers, as well as garlic salt, gently-used home and garden treasures, garden gifts, and jewelry.
The proceeds from May Market are used to support the club's educational and civic improvement projects, new and ongoing. These funds allow the club to beautify our parks and traffic islands in the villages of Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton, the Town Hall and the elementatry school. May Market also supports education programs in the elementary school, horticultural programs in the middle and high schools, camperships for young students and scholarships for high school graduates and college students pursing studies in environmental sciences.
The proceeds from May Market are used to support the club's educational and civic improvement projects, new and ongoing. These funds allow the club to beautify our parks and traffic islands in the villages of Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton, the Town Hall and the elementatry school. May Market also supports education programs in the elementary school, horticultural programs in the middle and high schools, camperships for young students and scholarships for high school graduates and college students pursing studies in environmental sciences.