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Westbrook Garden Club members (from left, back) Jeffrey Stith, Carolyn Fish, and Rachel McNellis and (seated) Marilyn Stith, Shirley Kiely, and Kathy Cietanno are making plans for the annual Garden Market on Saturday, May 12 at Town Hall. Photo courtesy of the Westbrook Garden Club

It’s time to get your garden beds ready for spring planting, and the Westbrook Garden Club’s annual Garden Market can provide the plants you need for a dramatic display. This year the Garden Market will be held at Westbrook Town Hall instead of the Town Green on Saturday, May 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

For those wanting to plan ahead, the Westbrook Garden Club will be taking pre-orders for geraniums and petunias (find an order form with this story at Zip06.com or can contact Garden Market Co-chair Rachel McNellis at rem1949@hotmail.com).

“We will sell annuals, vegetables, garden gifts, and wonderful member plants,” said McNellis. “This year we are adding baked goods, too. This one of only two fund raisers and the profits from this sale and the fall mum sale fund our yearly $1,000 scholarship to a Westbrook High School student [and] the planting and maintenance of the town’s 22 window boxes and 13 planters.”

“This year is the 60th Anniversary of our club and we are hoping to have the best sale ever!” said McNellis. “Our Facebook page can be found on Westbrook Garden Club of CT.”

The Westbrook Garden Club welcomes new members. Meeting are held on the third Monday afternoon of each month in the Community Room of Westbrook Public Library. The meetings in June and December are of a social nature while the others have speakers. The meetings are free to all and open to the public. Interested parties can contact the club at westbrookgardenclubct@yahoo.com.

The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District’s 27th annual plant sale is at the Old Saybrook Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information including an order form, visit www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal.

The Old Saybrook Garden Club May Gardeners’ Market returns to the Old Saybrook Town Green from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. For info, visit www.facebook.com/oldsaybrookgardenclub.

Garden gifts and plants will be available at the Westbrook Garden Club annual Garden Market.Photo courtesy of the Westbrook Garden Club