THE ROGERS PARK GARDEN GROUP

The Garden of Treasures Sale & Fundraiser is RPGG's annual all things gardening rummage sale and silent auction benefitting the RPGG Community Gardening programs.

Here is how it works: you and local businesses and artists donate your (gently) used garden-themed items and plants, gift certificates, and art. The RPGG sells these items, and the proceeds go into the RPGG Community Gardening program funds where they are distributed for an annual community garden project and Adopt the Way grants. You get a great deal on something for your garden or home, and in return Rogers Park will sprout more blooming green stuff.

Looking for great deals on perennials, shrubs, grasses, or bulbs? Hope to find some unusual garden art? Or, maybe you're looking for gift certificates to your favorite Rogers Park restaurant or business. Then come out to the Garden of Treasures Sale & Fundraiser where you will find that great deal thanks to the generosity of Rogers Park residents who donate plants, garden tools, outdoor furniture, houseplants, gardening books . . . any and all things garden-themed. . . while local businesses and artists donate their goods, services, and art for the silent auction. All proceeds from the sale and silent auction benefit RPGG Community Gardening programs. Check out our photo album to see photos from the 2008 Garden of Treasure Sale.

The Garden of Treasures Sale is held on the last Sunday of September and is located at Jarvis Square, the corner of Greenview and Jarvis. Come out and join in the festivities and support community gardening in Rogers Park!

Donating to the Sale 

As you think about fall clean up, don't throw your garden and yard items away, but think about saving them for the 2009 Garden of Treasures Sale & Fundraiser.  What kind of items can you donate? Anything garden-related such as:

• Garden furniture, art, pots, containers, garden lights, rain barrels, gardening tools, trellises - anything for the garden or yard.
• Plants: from Irises to Queen of the Prairie and everything in between. All perennial plants including flowers, shrubs, and trees are welcome (common hostas and daylilies can be dropped off the day of the sale for the free section).
• Garden-themed items such as arts and crafts, clothing, vases, interesting baskets, books - if it has a garden or plant theme to it, we can sell it. 

The deadline for donating non-plant items is September 18. The deadline for donating plants is September 24. For more information on what can be donated and how to donate, contact Susan Murray.

Donating to the Silent Auction

A silent auction is simultaneously held with the sale.  Items auctioned include gift baskets from local businesses, gift certificants to local restaurants, shops, spas, and services, art such as paintings, theater tickets, and even a beer tasting hosted by Greg Hall of Goose Island were auctioned last year. If you have a high value item that can be auctioned, please contact Alison Zehr.

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