The Plant Stand is coming... the Plant Stand is coming!! Foster Gardens will be setting up in Sharon on Saturday, May 20th thru mid-June!! We've had a few wonderful Open Greenhouses on the weekends & a Pop Up Plant Stand @Green Up Day, and looking forward to being 'downtown'.
After fourteen years at the Sharon Trading Post, we will be setting up again at the former Dixie's Country Kitchen, next to the Sharon Fire House!! Back for a third year, where we all began!
What or where is Dixie's you ask?! It's a renown Sharon landmark with delicious home cooked meals and fabulous pastries, where we ate pretty much three meals a day when we were building our house, where we met with neighbors and friends every weekend for breakfast, and where our girls grew up looking forward to eating out and being social. They sadly did not reopen after Irene.
What is Foster Gardens?! Not a garden center, it's really my hobby gone out of control:) I work full time, and in March I start everything growing ecologically in our wood-fired, solar-powered greenhouse. I do purchase flower and herb plugs that are already off to a great start because I can't heat my greenhouse in January!! And I start thousands of flower, herb and vegetable seeds that are at least non-gmo, many organic, and all plants grown in organic potting mix with organic fertilizer and without any pesticides. After Mothers' Day (deliberate so I don't have to work on my special day) , I take vacation time and we set up market tents a little closer to town. We will be open every day, weather and work permitting.
We are looking forward to sharing our beautiful flowers and veggie starts over the next month with you. For opening weekend, the focus will be on flowers and a few veggies, as they continue to grow. I plan vegetables for Memorial Day planting, not everything is ready and it's still so cold at night. Soon enough! Stop by often as the selection will change DAILY!!
As always, we take your pots, baskets, trays, and inserts for reuse! (We use 4" pots the most, short or tall, round or square, and 4 pack inserts and their trays. Plus 10" and 12" baskets with attached saucers). We also have a good selection of cell inserts and trays for seed starting, plus all sizes of pots and baskets for transplanting... all for FREE, whether you're a grower or ready to get growing!!! (We have lots of 6 pack inserts, and 6" pots and larger landscape sizes available!)