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Gardeners’ Sale
Our 27th annual Gardeners’ Sale is scheduled on the Saturday after Mother’s Day. Join us and stroll through our farmer’s market style sale. We'll be featuring vendors selling plants and gardening-related items. Proceeds from the sale fund our community projects.
THE 2024 SALE IS SATURDAY, MAY 18
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
1870 W. Galena Blvd.
Parking lot behind West Aurora Learning Center
(formerly Dreyer Medical Clinic)
RAIN or SHINE
FREE Parking
The Fox Valley Garden Club features plants from members' gardens, as well as annuals and perennials from local nurseries available for sale at reasonable prices. Vendors will showcase annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, garden and yard art, furniture, garden related crafts, bird houses and feeders, and more. Food is also available.
Checklist for day of the Gardeners’ Sale:
- Arrive early for the best selection
- Remember your plant wish list
- Bring cash, credit card and/or checks
- Bring a wagon or cart to transport your treasures to your car
Want to be a vendor?
Download the application.
Download the guidelines.
Vendors for 2024 as of 5/13/24
Food:
• Brit’s Sweet Treats - baked goods, scones, cinnamon rolls, cookies, pie
• Maly’s Food, Lisa – frozen vegetable egg rolls
• Romanian Sweet & Savory – homemade bread, Romanian sweet bread, muffins, cookies
• Abby @ 2 Sisters Farms – Honey • Yesenia Melchiori – jelly & jam
• Alice’s Corner, Bolivian cuisine - empanadas, tamales
Crafts:
• Lion Concrete – concrete birdbath, flowerpots, lawn statues
• Maria Arciga – Homemade tumblers, tote bags, keychains, handmade bracelets, makeup bags
• Junkin’ Creations, Frank – metal art, bird feeders, fused glass, paint your own concrete.
• Cloudy Water Co, Jamie – crochet items, handmade art
• Creatively Intentional Candle, Mary Ylisela – handmade soy candles, wax melts, room sprays
• The Flying Purple Pigs, Kat Apostle – abstract stain glass, hand painted rocks
• Tara Quade – essential oils, crystals, rocks, minerals
• Playing with Fire – Jackie Reuland – welded yard art from silverware, tools, horseshoes, other metals
• Albo Acres, Barb & Rick Gast – alpaca fiber, yarn, socks, mittens, blankets, shoe inserts
• Jim Ahng – driftwood bench, garden chair, birdhouse, potting stands, wood mushrooms
• Julie’s Jewels, Susie – glass jewelry, metal works, acrylic jewelry
• Varsity Crafts, Karen Sims – planter boxes and various wood crafts
• Carla Baker – knit & crochet, jewelry accessories, all handmade
• Needful Things, Tiffanie – soaps, jewelry, plants, décor
• Cara’s Kreations – veggie & cold processed soap
Plants
• Iris Meisters, Bill & Scott – potted bearded iris and perennials
• Cheryl App – perennials, tree seedlings, handmade mosaics
• Anne Galloway – perennials & coleus. Handmade fish lures
• Denise Farrugia – perennials, grasses, Peonies, stainless steel plant markers
• Theis Farm Market – bedding plants, herbs, annuals, veg plants, hanging baskets
• Midge Poore – perennials plants, bulbs, roots and some garden art/accessories
• Sunset Growers, Jack – bedding plants, hanging baskets
• Sophia’s Succulents & Sweets - succulents, painted pots, baked goods, cactus themed merch
• Sofia Garcia – potted azaleas
• Northern Illinois Worm Farm, Jerry – worm castings, casting tea
• Sue Middleton – Hosta, coneflower, brown eyed Susan, sedum, iris groundcover, loosestrife,
sweet woodruff, creeping Jenny, handmade earrings, crocheted potholders
• Fox Valley Organics, Dan & Bev – certified organic peppers & tomatoes
• Light of the Soil – soil health
• Paw Paws Industries, Marty Rogers–worm castings,compost tea,vermicomposting systems multi-use
• Kane County Landscape Materials and Supplies – plants, mulch, topsoil
• Small Pot Farm, Dustin – 6” Marigolds, Dusty Millers, Lavender, Blue Sage, Royal Carpet Alyssum
• Steve Waisth – spider plants, airplane plants, crafts
• Juan Rodriquez - plants
• Bartlett Trees Experts- tree care specialist
• SavATree, Nick – full tree care of trees, shrubs and lawn
• David Marek – veggie plants, herbs, flower plants
2023 Vendors
Plants
- Cheryl App – perennials & handmade mosaics
- Bartlett Tree Experts – tree services
- Cara’s Garden – tomatoes, peppers, kale, cabbage, cold-processed soap
- A.Denise Farrugia & Ron Burgess – perennials, grasses, stainless steel plant markers
- Fox Valley Organics – tomato and pepper plants, OMRI certified
- Anne Galloway – perennials & coleus
- Sofia Garcia - plants
- Iris Meisters, Bill & Scott – potted bearded iris and perennials
- Sue Middleton - perennials, hosta, coneflower, brown eyed Susan, sedum, iris, groundcover, loosestrife, handmade earrings, crocheted potholders
- Needful Things, Tiffanie – plants, décor, accessories
- Midge Poore – perennials, wood birdhouses, misc handmade items
- Claire Rogers – perennials, garden décor, 3-D printed items
- Karen Schroedter – perennials, cacti & succulents
- Sophie’s Succulents & Sweets - succulents, various plants, painted pots, cookies, pumpkin bread, granola
- Sunset Growers, Jack – plants, hanging baskets, lettuce & green produce
- Theis Farm Market – bedding plants, herbs, annuals, vegetable plants, hanging baskets
Crafts
- Jim Ahng – birdhouses, driftwood bench, wood crafts, potting stands
- Maria Arciga – tumblers, tote bags, keychains, handmade bracelets, makeup bags
- Carla Baker – crochet handmade accessories
- Bob & Del – steel garden art, fresh eggs
- Cloudy Water Co, Jamie – crochet items, handmade art, etc
- Margaret Durso & Joanne – stained glass, scarfs, used garden tools
- Iron Nest – new, vintage, homemade, repurposed and upcycled home and garden items. Honey, jams, peanut butter, soaps
- Junkin’ Creations, Frank – metal art, bird feeders, rock art, paint your own concrete
- Lion Concrete – concrete birdbath, flowerpots, lawn statues
- Marty & Roger, Paw Paws worms
- Norma – Mexican art
- Shadowlux Soapery, Amy – handmade soap
- Phil Strods – handpainted birdhouses, beehouse, garden signs from barn wood
Food
- Brit’s Sweet Treats - baked goods, scones, cinnamon rolls, cookies, pie
- Draper’s Honey, Don – honey, creamed honey, candles, paw wax, honey stix
- Holy Pierogi, Gandi Falcon – pierogi truck
- M&D Enterprise Service, Mark - local maple syrup
- Sassafras Sweet Treats – cookies, scones, lemonade
- Shadow Family Farm – homemade jams & honey, wood products-pens/pencils
- Tamalex – freshly made artisan Mexican Tamales/cold drinks. Pre-orders available 2-weeks prior at: www.tamalex.net All pre-orders must be picked up at the event.
