Royal Oak in Bloom is Sunday

As May approaches, more than 5,000 local residents have quietly waited for Royal Oak’s best kept secret to signal the true beginning of Spring. They’ve waited for a sign that it is indeed time to start planning and planting their gardens. That sign is an annual Royal Oak Chamber event: Royal Oak in Bloom. 

On Sunday from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., over 70 vendors will bring everything from flowers to plants to stone to lighting to pools to landscaping décor and participate in the 20th Annual Royal Oak in Bloom. This open-air market is filled with a spectacular selection of garden treasures and color, taking place in the Williams Street parking lot located in front of City Hall and the Royal Oak Public Library.

Local farmers like the VanHouttes, Brainer, Gaiers, and Uhlianuk family as well as farmers from as far away as West Michigan, Ohio and Canada bring an impressive array of annuals, perennials, herbs, hanging baskets, vegetables, herbs and more for local gardeners to plant. 

In addition to the wonderful selection of plants, there will be an abundance of other outdoor items available, including hand-made wind chimes, stepping stones, beaded basket hangers, patio furniture, and even rain barrels. Vendors such as Iron Ivy, La Roche and Green Daffodil will be on hand to offer a stunning selection of garden art.  Iron works, stone pavers, statues, bird feeders and more will be available to decorate the garden. Cut Flowers will also be available from Acadia Floral Design and Holiday Market.

Need to set-up landscaping or lawn care arrangements? Look no farther. Craig’s Lawncare, Two Women & A Hoe and 545-Lawncare will all be there.

This year, Royal Oak in Bloom organizers, the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, will again offer a “Plant Pick-Up Area” to make shopping and carting gardener’s purchases easier. Jones Lang LaSalle at Beaumont Hospitals and Billings Lawn Equipment will again donate golf carts to help shoppers take their purchases back to their vehicles while Chamber member volunteers are on hand to do everything from monitoring traffic to assisting shoppers.

Visitors can pick-up information on other events happening in Royal Oak at the centrally located Chamber Information Booth.

English Gardens is the Presenting Sponsor for the 2012 Royal Oak in Bloom event. Other sponsors are Billings Lawn Equipment, C & G Newspapers, Hour Detroit, Jones Lang LaSalle, Noodles, Renewal by Anderson and Signs by Tomorrow.

Royal Oak in Bloom is free to the public. For additional information, contact the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce at 248.547.4000.

Source: Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce press release