Southside Community Land Trust

This is the weekend: Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of West Clifford and Dudley Street in South Providence. (Google map)

Plant Sale | Southside Community Land Trust

City Farm is home to the Rare and Unusual Plant Sale every year. One weekend in May, hundreds of varieties of annuals, perennials, and fruit and vegetable plant starts are available for purchase. Most of the 18,000 plants were carefully cultivated through the late winter and early spring on-site by the City Farm team, including dozens of volunteers. Hundreds of other perennials and annuals are donated by generous local gardeners.

It's always crowded, and I always forget to bring my own trays. The plants are healthy, the selection is excellent and there's usually live music, to boot.

If you join, you'll get to shop an hour early at 10 percent off, and get discounts at other wonderful nurseries such as Seven Arrows and Avant Gardens.