{"id":40437,"date":"2022-05-24T13:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mesa-verde-gardeners-plant-sale-returns-to-cortez-memorial-day-weekend\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T19:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:44:17","slug":"mesa-verde-gardeners-plant-sale-returns-to-cortez-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mesa-verde-gardeners-plant-sale-returns-to-cortez-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesa Verde Gardeners\u2019 plant sale returns to Cortez Memorial Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mesa Verde Gardeners prepare for the annual plant sale. It's Saturday, May 28, in the Front Row Seat parking lot, behind City Market at 610 E. Main St.<\/span>Mesa Verde Gardeners via Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Mesa Verde Gardeners will hold their 12th annual plant show Saturday morning in Cortez, selling vegetables and flowers to kick-start a garden and raising funds to boost local horticultural efforts.<\/p>\n

A wide variety of plants will be offered Memorial Day weekend, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs, petunias, marigolds, daisies, penstemon and columbine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sale has become an event in Cortez,\u201d said organizer Ann Streett-Joslin.<\/p>\n

It runs 8:30 to 11 a.m. at 610 E. Main St. in the Front Row Seat parking lot behind City Market.<\/p>\n

The nonprofit\u2019s sale helps to raise funds for the club and to \u201csupport area horticultural entities and continuing education for local gardeners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proceeds also go to food and garden organizations such as Farm to School, the Good Samaritan Center and Third Street Pocket Park.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Streett-Joslin said, look for club members dressed in aprons. Most members wear purple aprons, but anyone wearing an apron will be available to help, she said.<\/p>\n

The sale is the culmination of months of preparation.<\/p>\n

In fall and spring, members gather to pot perennials in anticipation of the sale. The club also holds \u201cpotting parties\u201d to pot baby plants, which will be sold in quart-size pots.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany, many of our perennials, which will be available in 1-gallon pots at the sale, come from our own gardens,\u201d Streett-Joslin said.<\/p>\n

Other businesses in the area donate plants for the sale. They include Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery in Dolores, AJ\u2019s Greenhouse in Durango, and Vibrant Earth Seeds in McElmo Canyon.<\/p>\n

For the club, the sale\u2019s end represents a transition in the gardeners\u2019 yearly cycle, when young plants grow and gardeners tend to their plots.<\/p>\n

Mesa Verde Gardeners also meet once a month and provide a connection for people who have a shared interest in plants and gardening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe visit, we share ideas, we share a potluck every so often, and you get to know folks and become part of a larger community,\u201d Streett-Joslin said.<\/p>\n

The club also helps market growers who try new varieties of plants and new water usages.<\/p>\n

In spring and summer, tours help members learn new perspectives and techniques from other members\u2019 gardens.<\/p>\n

In winter, the club offers classes and other presentations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to learn and have fun learning about gardening,\u201d Streett-Joslin said.<\/p>\n

Streett-Joslin encouraged people who may be interested in gardening to give the club a try. New members often reinvigorate the club with new, vibrant ideas, she said.<\/p>\n

She invited anyone who is interested in gardening to attend meetings to see what the club\u2019s all about. Some members don\u2019t even garden; they attend for the community and to learn more about a subject that interests them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main thing is to start small,\u201d Streett-Joslin said. \u201cYou can have a garden in a large pot on your porch and give it a try before you tackle all the plots and raised beds or infrastructure you might see advertised. Start small and try it out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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