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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Issue No. 19
Horticultural Society shares its green thumb
Looking For A Good Home Members of the Essex and District Horticultural Society show off some of the plants they were selling at their annual plant sale. The event was hosted at the Essex Railway Station on Saturday.
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by Jennifer Cranston Last Saturday, the Essex and District Horticultural Society held its annual plant sale, where members sold plants they have grown themselves. “It’s a good chance to get our members out
in the community, and a good chance for people to get plants at bargain prices,” Society Vice President Sandy Ellenor said. The Horticultural Society is a more than a gardening club. Its members share their
skills with the community by helping to maintain gardens around town, such as some at the Essex Railway Station and at the Essex Retirees’ Social Club. They also have guest speakers at their regular monthly meetings.
Along with the annual plant sale each spring, the Society also holds an annual plant show in July during the Essex Fun Fest. The club currently boasts around 65 members, but more members are always welcome. Gardeners of all ages are welcome. For more information, Ellenor suggests coming out to a
meeting, which are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Essex Retirees’ Social Club. The Society members were not the only ones selling their wares at the Railway Station on Saturday. Other vendors showed off tea products and a multitude of crafts as well.