When you see the merry, yellow and white striped tents next to the Phelps-Hatheway House barn, you know it’s time for May Market!
Now in its 48th year, the Suffield Garden Club’s May Market always delights. Thirty-five vendors will be offering everything from plants, garden art, pottery, house signs, metal work, wooden ware, unique wreaths, and second-hand treasures to power equipment, jewelry and food. Shoppers can patronize returning favorites as well as new additions like the Dirty Sip, an on-trend drink that mixes soda with flavored syrups and creamer. Also new this year is live entertainment for children and adults in the Summer House just south of the main house.
Gardening enthusiasts can enjoy extra benefits such as the availability of Spear Head Spades, roses and shrubs, and Suffield High’s own Agriscience students with a selection of student-grown plants and herbs. The Garden Club also offers “Member Plants” – locally grown perennials and annuals at amazingly low prices – and free gardening advice at the Club’s booth.
Admission is free, but don’t forget to bring cash or your checkbook since not all vendors take credit cards. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own reusable shopping bags, as well as a wagon or cart for transporting their treasures back to their cars.
Photo provided by Kathleen Horrigan
Visitors to the annual May Market enjoy a fun, beautiful outdoor shopping experience.
The Suffield Garden Club, organized in 1934, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the beautification of Suffield. Proceeds from this event support civic beautification, high school scholarships, town conservation, horticulture education, and garden therapy programs.
May Market
Saturday, May 16, rain or shine. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phelps-Hatheway House Barn and Grounds
55 S. Main Street, Suffield, Conn.
