The Autumn plant sale is on the horizon in early October and the hope is to repeat the success of the spring sale. Our spring plant sale raised £1838 to support the work of the Cruikshank Botanic Garden.  This was a record for one of our sales and helped in no small measure towards funding for a summer gardener.  A brilliant sunny day and a bumper number of plants on sale made a big difference. The Botanic Garden certainly needs as much support as possible at the moment.

Continued success of our plant sales depends on donations of plants to sell. Whilst we rely on plant donations from members gardens, we are happy also to receive plants from other sources.

So, whilst you are busy tidying your beds after the long hot summer how about lifting and splitting some of those overgrown perennials? Or maybe there are some self-sown seedlings that could be potted up? We aim to have on sale plants of all types: annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, veg, herbs and even indoor plants. But all will be suited to growing in north-east Scotland.

Delivery instructions for donated plants are given below but if there are any questions about the plant sale or delivery of plants, please contact Stuart Wale at stuart.wale@btinternet.com .

Delivery of Donated Plants

Friday 3 October from 9am to 2pm or Saturday 4 October before 10am

Enter via the gate on St Machar Drive. Please take plants to the Nursery Area. You will need to go through the security gate next to the Friends Summerhouse. Place plants on the area of rough ground behind the left gate just as you enter the Nursery Area, between the orange traffic cones.

If you have a heavy load to deliver, you may drive to the Friends Summerhouse with great caution, heeding the 5mph restriction and with your hazard lights on. Plants must then be carried towards the Nursery Area.