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
A plantaholic and collector of uncommon plant species
- Organic gardening for 50+ 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, GCFM Gardening Consultants Council & Landscape Design Council
Pauline Bergstrom ~ Sister Plants, Saugus
An enthusiastic plant collector with 500+ varieties of perennials
- Gardening for 45+ 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
A gardener who must have "one of everything"
- Gardening for 30+ 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
Maria McNall ~ North Reading
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.
Annamaria Paone ~ North Reading
Always looking for rare and uncommon plants
- 45+ years gardening
- Contact: amariepaone64@gmail.com
- 500+ species of plants (starting to lose the battle with pesky chipmunks)
- Specializes in perennials, especially woodland species and daylily cultivars
- Most of my garden was started by winter seed sowing
- Once knew all the Latin names of plants from A-Z
Bob & Jackie King, Sister Plants ~ Reading
We eat what we grow!
- Gardening for 60+ years
- Contact: sisterplants2@aol.com
- Featuring three vegetable cultivars; Tomatoes,Peppers, & Eggplant
- All plants are seeded under lights in early February
- Soil medium is a pro-mix supplied by Griffin Greenhouse supply, which will severely limit any blight from our plants
- Varieties range from maincrop to patio plants