'Royal Oak in Bloom' Will Arrive Sooner Than You May Realize

One of the best ways to beat the winter blues is to plan for spring events. The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority is urging residents to prepare for 18th annual Royal Oak in Bloom event slated for Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you simply want to attend Royal Oak in Bloom, all you need to do is show up in the Williams Street municipal parking lot about three months from now in walking shoes, with a carrying basket in tow.

But if you want to join the 80 anticipated exhibitors, it's time to start planning the types of items you wish to display and sell, ranging from vegetables and herbs, to landscaping plants and flats of annual plants. If you know how to produce some exotic heirlooms in early May, you'll be really popular.

Some of the vendors even sell garden art (including, no doubt, those wooden gardeners tilting their fannies toward sidewalks and roadsides) and garden accessories.

To express your interest in Royal Oak in Bloom, call the Royal Oak DDA at 248-246-3286, or e-mail Director Tim Thwing at timt@royal-oak.mi.us.

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http://www.downtownroyaloak.org/calendar.html?id=326&category=