CHS Fall Plant Sale & Auction
Friday, September 29, 2017
*** Free Admission***
Tolland County Agricultural Center
24 Hyde Avenue (Route 30), Vernon CT
To donate plants or for more information, contact the Plant Sale & Auction Committee at [email protected] or call the CHS office at (860) 529-8713.
The evening’s proÂceeds go to the CHS Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships to deserving horticulture and plant science students at the University of Connecticut and the Naugatuck Valley Community College.
Schedule:
4:30 p.m. – Volunteers arrive
5:00 p.m. – Doors open for donations
6:30 p.m. – Plant viewing begins
7:00 p.m. – Plant sale followed by live auction
Remember to:
- Pot: When donating from your garden, resist the urge to make small divisions, larger specimens sell better. Include a label with the plant’s common and botanical names (if possible) and its cultural preferences. Deliver with a list of plants donated including your name and address so we can provide a receipt for tax purposes.
- Ask: Call on local nurseries, fellow gardeners and garden centers for their tax deductible plant donations. Bring along the donation letter and auction flyer located on our website. Please provide us with a list of the donated plants and the nursery’s name and address so we can thank them for their generosity.
- Help: As always, we need volunteers for all sorts of things. Please help to get the word out by printing and posting our auction flyer at nurseries, grocery stores, libraries, etc. Printed flyers are available at the CHS office in Rocky Hill.
- Enjoy: Come have fun and support a great cause!