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The San Jose Garden Club is holding its annual spring plant sale and garden boutique April 24-25 to raise money for various local charities.
The sale offers plants grown by club members and includes a garden boutique featuring a variety of yard art, pottery and other garden-themed gifts.
The club is an all-volunteer nonprofit that was founded in 1972 to address local food insecurity, promote the study of horticulture and landscape design and participate in civic beautification projects.
To that end, all proceeds from the plant sale will benefit Sacred Heart’s La Mesa Verde Garden Program, Our City Forest, Loaves and Fishes Kitchen Garden, Lean/Calero Rose Project, Valley Verde, Sempervirens-Big Basin, Garden2Table, Second Harvest Silicon Valley and Second Harvest Santa Cruz.
The plant sale and garden boutique will be held Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at 2470 Richland Ave., San Jose. The club accepts cash, credit cards and Venmo. For more information, visit sanjosegardenclub.com.
Neighborhood Notes
ROSE GARDEN>>Bellarmine College Preparatory is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year with Bell-a-Palooza, a first-time community event on campus that will have a carnival atmosphere. It’s taking place May 9, 3-7 p.m., with live music and entertainment, family-friendly activities, bounce houses for kids and a beer and wine garden for the grownups. For more information, visit www.bcp.org/giving/bell-a-palooza.
WILLOW GLEN>>The San José Chamber Orchestra is presenting the Fong-Costanza Family Trio in concert on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. at St Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave. The program includes Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10 by Ernö Dohnányi and works by living composers Carlos Simon, Judit Weir, Paul Wiancko and Bright Sheng.
Tickets are $20-$85 at https://sjco.org, 408-295-4416 or at the door.