Month: May 2026

We have so much gratitude for our customers—friends, family, neighbors—who supported the 2026 Driftwood Garden Club annual plant sale. Our sale was a resounding success! So many plants will have new homes in your gardens!

It takes a village to pull off an event of this magnitude. Hats off to the Plant Sale Committee for coordinating a successful event. And many thanks to Louise Moore of Every Little Breeze Catering for the fabulous post-sale buffet luncheon. And we thank Marblehead Gardens for supplying the beautiful annuals that are so popular every year.

This is our one and only fundraiser, so we appreciate the support of our gardening community. Proceeds fund the care and maintenance of the gardens at Abbot Public Library and the grounds at Marblehead Housing Old Farrell Court.

Many hands make light work…and we have fun doing it! Thanks to everyone who helped make Driftwood Garden Club’s 2026 plant sale a success!

Ever wonder how the Driftwood Garden Club gets over 1,000 healthy plants for our annual plant sale? Starting in mid-April, we send our Dig & Divide teams out into multiple Marblehead locations to carefully divide emerging plants from our hosts’ gardens. Driftwood members also divide prize plants from their own gardens.

Each member of the D&D team takes plants home to’ baby-sit’, water, and nurture so they grow into the healthy plants offered for sale. By the time our plant sale arrives, the plants have grown into hardy specimens ready for a new home in your garden.

Thinking of becoming a host garden for Driftwood Garden Club’s annual fundraiser? Dividing perennials offers several benefits to your garden, including:

• Improved Growth and Flowering: Regular division can rejuvenate plants, preventing them from developing bald centers and floppy stems, which can reduce flowering.
• Reduced Disease: Division improves airflow in garden beds and can limit the spread of diseases like powdery mildew.
• Propagation: Dividing perennials allows for the propagation of new plants, which can be a cost-effective way to multiply your garden.

Dividing plants reduces overcrowding and leads to healthier plants and more radiant blooms so the perennials remain strong and vibrant throughout the growing season.

Harvesting locally-grown perennials is a ‘Win – Win’ for the host gardens, for the plants, and for our plant sale! We hope you can join us at Driftwood Garden Club’s Annual Plant sale at the Masonic Hall, 62 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA on Saturday, May 9^th from 8:30-11:30 AM.