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The Silver Spring Garden Club's annual plant sale fundraiser, GardenMart, is back again at Brookside Gardens! The sale starts on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 9:00am and goes until 1:00pm. (Note that many things sell out quickly -- so come early for the best selection!)For shopping: Bring a checkbook* and/or exact change, and have a box or tray to transport your purchases.
There will be NO holds, pre-orders, etc.
Note the plant sale is rain or shine!
The sale is at Brookside Garden's Visitor Center on the Outside Terrace to the Right of the Main Entrance as you face the building.
All plants are locally grown and all proceeds go to the Silver Spring Garden Club (https://www.silverspringgardenclub.com/) and a portion will be donated to Brookside Gardens.
*Pre-make your check out to the "Silver Spring Garden Club" then sign and date it to speed things up -- just leave the amounts blank to fill in at the checkout table.
GardenMart RAFFLE:
We are also selling Raffle Tickets for $1 each or 6 for $5/12 for $10 - it is best to print out the sheet (see JPG below) and pre-fill these in (address stickers work great for this), to speed up the process. Prize donations so far include: gardening books that we purchased for recent speakers to our garden club that we had signed for just this purpose, garden tools, gift certificates to local businesses, and more. The drawing will be held at 12noon at the GardenMart on May 10. You do NOT need to be present to win! (If the winner is not present, the prizes will be mailed/delivered afterward.)
LOTS OF PLANTS!
We will have Tomatoes, Peppers, Herbs, Annual Flowers,
And MUCH MORE!!!
Vegetable and Herbs List for the SSGC GardenMart 2026 Sale
Here is the list of herb and vegetable plants we have ordered for our plant sale
(selection subject to last-minute change.)
Tentative Selected List of Vegetables:
Cherry Tomatoes Citrine
Eggplant Fairy Tale
Peppers, Hot Thai Orange
Peppers, Sweet Cayenne
Peppers, Sweet Lemme's Italian Sweet
Peppers, Sweet Mama Mia Giallo
Peppers, Sweet Yellow Cherry
Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant
Tomato Banana Legs
Tomato Peg O' My Heart
Tomato Sweet Golden Roma
POTLUCK- 3" Flat
Sweet Bella Peppers, Chef's Choice Red Tomato, Sugar Baby Tomato
Basil Red Prospera
Basil Holy
Basil Mrs Burns Lemon
Basil Lettuce Leaf Napoletano
Basil Sweet Thai
Calendula Goldcrest
Chamomile
Dill Fern Leaf Dwarf
Fennel Bronze
Lemon Grass
Marjoram Zaatar
Oregano Hot and Spicy
Parsley Italian Dark Green Giant of Italy
Rosemary Arp
Sage Tri-color
Thyme Summer
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Annual Flowers List for the SSGC GardenMart 2026 Sale
Here is the list of annual flowering plants we have ordered for our plant sale (selection subject to last-minute change.)
Lisianthus - 3" pots
ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'PINK'
ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'PURPLE'
IMPATIENS BEACON 'PORTLAND MIX'
SUN COLEUS 'MARBLE MANIA'
EVOLVULUS 'BLUE DAZE'
ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'DARK PURPLE'
ANGELONIA ARCHANGEL 'CORAL'
SALVIA SPECIAL VISIONAL 'HOT PINK'
SALVIA SPECIAL VISIONAL 'PURPLE'
COLEUS KONG 'RED'
SALVIA VISTA 'RED'
VINCA TITAN 'WHITE'
VINCA TITAN 'LILAC'
VINCA TITAN 'RED'
COSMOS APOLLO 'MIX'
COLEUS KONG JR. 'ROSE'
BACOPA MEGA COPA WHITE
CALIBRACHOA CON 'DARK BLUE'
CALIBRACHOA CON 'ROSE'
SUN COLEUS 'CAMPFIRE'
SUN COLEUS 'VINO'
SWEET POTATO VINE IPOMEA 'BLACKIE'
SWEET POTATO VINE IPOMEA 'MARGARITA'
TORENIA SUMMER WAVE 'BLUE'
VERBENA ENDURASCAPE 'PINK BICOLOR'
VERBENA ENDURASCAPE 'BLUE'
FUCHSIA BALLERINA 'BRISE'
FUCHSIA BALLERINA 'ARABESQUE'
STROBILANTHES 'PERSIAN SHIELD'
VERBENA EMPRESS FLAIR 'PEACH'
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PERENNIALS ORDER
Lantana camara ‘Firefrost’
Classic Pint - Classic Pint (Lantana c. 'Firefrost)
Lantana x ‘New Gold’
Classic Pint - Classic Pint (Lantana x 'New Gold')
Rubus calycinoides
Classic Pint - Classic Pint (Rubus calycinoides)
Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’
Classic Pint - Classic Pint (Verbena c. 'Homestead Purple')
Gelsemium sempervirens
Classic Pint - Classic Pint (Gelsemium sempervirens)
In addition to these listings, SSGC members are potting up plants from their own gardens including lots of beautiful perennials, native plants, shrubs, etc.!
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(we will update the plants lists as they plant offerings become available)
We've also confirmed that the National Capital DAHLIA Society is joining our GardenMart sale again. They will have a separate booth adjacent to our sale area on Saturday May 10 selling their dahlia divisions from 9am to 1pm (or until they run out!). Come early for the best selection!!!
Please spread the word!
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Brookside Gardens, 1736 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902, United States, Kemp Mill
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