Eight local gardening organizations plus local artisans will have plants and items for sale at the Fox Chapel Garden Club’s Gardenfest on May 13 at O’Hara Community Park from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The lineup of vendors includes:
Toad Hollow Gardener — houseplants, daylilies, perennials
Men’s Garden Club — tool and knife sharpening
North American Rock Garden Society — miniature conifers, alpine plants, dwarf hardy ferns and iris
Western Pennsylvania Herb Society — unit made herbal products and plants
Penn State Master Gardeners — perennial plants
Guyasuta Garden Club — cupcakes, floral baskets, hanging baskets, houseplants, garden décor, jewelry
Country Barn Farm — bees, educational materials
Fox Chapel Garden Club —perennials, annuals, deer resistant plants, aesclepias
The Fox Chapel Garden Club has been involved in a community plant sale for more than 60 years with the proceeds dedicated to local horticultural philanthropy, according to Melissa Johnson, co-chair of Gardenfest.
Among the organizations aided by the garden club are: the Allegheny Parks Foundation, Allegheny RiverTrail Park, Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens, Second Harvest Community Thrift Store, and the St. Margaret Foundation - Garden of Hope.
