A variety of locally grown perennials and professionally raised vegetable seedlings, annual bedding plants and hanging flower baskets will be for sale at the Upper Unadilla Valley Association’s annual Plant and Garden Fair on Saturday, May 21, in the Town of Winfield Park on Route 20.The sale, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will feature dozens of perennial varieties donated by local gardeners at prices ranging from $2 to $5 per pot. None will be sold before 10 a.m.
Sirko’s Greenhouse of Leonardsville will offer a selection of annual bedding plants and hanging flower baskets, as well as some vegetable seedlings.
The event also will feature gift basket raffles, including a basket with gift cards to area garden centers and an “after-gardening” basket featuring Saranac products from the Matt Brewing Company in Utica. Tickets cost $5 each or $10 for three.
Tickets for the annual “duck derby,” where little plastic ducks race down the park’s creek, also are available for $3 per duck or two ducks for $5. The ticket holder with the fastest duck will win half of the proceeds. Tickets are available at the plant sale or in advance from association directors. Call 855-4368 for the director nearest you. The Garland on the Go food truck will be on hand at the event.
Proceeds from the plant and garden fair, held on the third Saturday in May each year, help fund an annual scholarship for a graduating Mount Markham Central School District senior; a summer tour showcasing the region’s positive attributes, such as farms, businesses, gardens, art, nature and historic homes; and a fall banquet featuring a presentation that typically expands on that year’s tour theme. Proceeds also are used, as the need arises, to help battle environmental threats or aid with historical preservation.
The UUVA is a non-profit organization that has worked for more than 45 years to protect and preserve the Upper Unadilla Valley’s natural and historic resources. That region includes West Winfield, Unadilla Forks, Leonardsville, Bridgewater, West Edmeston and surrounding vicinities.