Spring Plant Sale April 19
Spring planting season is on its way, as is the Garden Club of Avondale Estates’ annual spring plant sale Saturday, April 19.Featuring hundreds of native plants, herbs, flowering perennials, house plants, and more, the sale will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. outside the Lake House at 59 Lakeshore Drive, Avondale Estates.
Started in 2021 when indoor fundraisers had to be cancelled, the plant sale was an immediate success and has grown each year. The sale coincides with Garden Week in Georgia, which is usually an ideal time for local gardeners to start digging in the dirt.
“We started in October, gathering plants to grow over the winter,” said Plant Sale Chair Deborah Levine. “We began again in earnest in February, propagating plants and storing them in members’ garages to get ready for the sale.” Co-chairs are Ann Umbaugh, Susan Carney, and Peg Wyse.
A part of the sale that Ms. Levine especially enjoys is when parents bring their children to help pick out plants and to get them involved in gardening at a young age.
Garden club members, including several master gardeners, will be on site to assist customers.
The sale will be open rain or shine.
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Avondale Estates Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, April 19, 2025
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lake House at 59 Lakeshore Drive
Welcome
Avondale Estates Garden Club (AEGC) was founded on June 10, 1931 when 34 women, at the invitation of Mrs. Germaine McGovern, gathered at her home at 22 Dartmouth Ave. Shortly thereafter, the women began to beautify public areas of the city.
The inaugural project of the Club was planting the Abelia hedge along N. Avondale Road. Labor was provided by workers from the New Deal’s Work Progress Administration (WPA). AEGC’s beautification program expanded to include the shores of Lake Avondale and the Bird Sanctuary beyond them.
Other sights we enjoy today that are the result of the effort of those hard-working AEGC women, include the Christmas tree at Clarendon and Avondale Plaza. An outstanding characteristic of the Club’s many efforts was the cooperation between the Club and City officials in making all these enhancements possible. Newspapers outside the community frequently recognized these cooperative efforts.
AEGC activities extended beyond its neighborhood and included more than beautification activities. These included contributions to the planting at the Governor’s Mansion and in Piedmont Park, presentation of various educational opportunities, and visiting garden related sites locally and around the state.
AEGC continues to reflect the interests of its earlier members with projects involving the City and areas statewide.