An Extraordinary Gardening Event
About Sister Plants
Sister Plants is a collaborative of participating gardeners whose grand passion is growing perennials.
The sale has grown in less than ten years from a few hundred plants sold by two sisters as a lark at a garage sale, to an extraordinary gardening event with thousands of plants grown by a collaborative of zealous local gardeners. Because our gardens are as varied as our personalities, each year we offer a diverse range of plants consisting of over 400 varieties..
Sister Plants Growers
Terry Hale ~ Sister Plants, Reading (T)
A plantaholic and collector of uncommon plant species
- Organic gardening for 40+ years
- Contact: sisterplants@att.net
- Certified landscape design consultant with expertise in visual design and creative solutions
- Specializes in outstanding plant knowledge
- Has a database of 1500 varieties of perennials, herbs, shrubs and trees, including as many failures as successes
- Presents educational gardening programs
- International garden traveler
- Member of Lexington Field and Garden Club, Crystal Garden Club, & Landscape Design Council
Pauline Bergstrom ~ Sister Plants, Saugus (P)
An enthusiastic plant collector with 500+ varieties of perennials
- Gardening for 35+ years
- Specializing in hellebores, flowering shrubs, English borders, and shade gardening
- Co-creator of the Sister Plants spring perennial sale
- From a lineage of gardeners
- Member of Lexington Field and Garden Club & Crystal Garden Club
Frances Gillespie ~ Lexington (F)
A gardener who must have "one of everything"
- Gardening for 20+ years
- Specializes in winter seed propagation
- Designed and installed a butterfly garden and bird habitat at Estabrook School in Lexington
- Member of Lexington Field and Garden Club, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and New England Wildflower Society
- Plant Sale Coordinator for the Middlesex Conservation District
Linda Walsh ~ Lexington (L)
The ultimate "do-it-yourselfer"
- Gardening for 35 years
- Designed and planted extensive perennial gardens
- Installed a fish pond, laid paths and a patio
- Specializes in having something in the garden in bloom every moment from March thru October
- Organizer in the Amateur Horticulture Competition at the New England Spring Flower Show
- Garden has been on local and state tours
- Active member of the Lexington Field and Garden Club
Art Scarpa ~ Reading (A)
A plant fanatic who loves container gardening
- Gardening for 50+ years
- Contact: artscarpa@comcast.net
- Loves miniature plants, especially miniature hostas, semps, sedums and rock garden perennials, hardy cacti and conifers
- Grows 1,000-plus succulents and subtropical plants in his greenhouse
- Can talk non-stop about succulents, palms, ferns, bromeliads, camellias clivias, figs, and more
- Trying to discover the fine line between avid plant collecting and hoarding
Bob Warren ~ Reading (B)
A life long plant lover and collector
- Began gardening with a home vegetable garden over 40 years ago
- Contact: rbwarren365@yahoo.com
- Evolved into growing perennials, specializing in hybrid daylilies for past 12 years
- Grow over 800 registered varieties of small, large, double, spider and unusual form daylilies.
- Member of the New England Daylily Society and the American Hemerocallis Society
- Can provide access to a large database of daylily characteristics, information and sources
Maria McNall ~ North Reading (M)
A life long plant lover and collector
- A microbiologist by profession, but plant enthusiast always
- Loved plants since little girl from father’s and grandfather’s gardens
- Once my dad gave me my own garden at 11, my passion for gardening evolved
- Feel privileged to be among many talented horticulturists and am learning all the time.
Brad Stayton ~ Sudbury (S)
Just a schmuck who loves to get out and get dirty in the garden
- Specialize in raising cultivars which are very appetizing to ground hogs and rabbits!