Plant Sale Huge Success

The annual plant sale organized by the Rehoboth Garden Club was a huge success.

People were lining up as early as 8 am Saturday at Francis Farm, where there were over 2,800 plants available for purchase, including perennials, annuals, daylilies, ostrich ferns, and irises.

Sponsors of the annual event included Souza Family Farm, Oakdale Farms, and Frerichs Farm in Warren. They gave discounts on the plants the Garden Club purchased and contributed raffle items.

There were also several plants from Bristol County Agricultural High School.

Proceeds from the sale are used to fund college scholarships. One $2500 scholarship is awarded as well as a $1500 scholarship.

“Everybody’s happy,” said Garden Club member Linda McHugh. “These are wonderful plants and it’s helping a good cause.”

McHugh said the hanging plants were “very popular.”

“The nurseries give us a break,” said Gail, one of the club’s volunteers. “They’ve been very good to us. The (club) members have been great.”

“By the end of the sale we only had 46 plants left, out of the 2,800+ that we started with,” McHugh added. “Most of the leftovers will be planted at Francis Farm for our community to enjoy.”