Looking for that special garden ornament?  A specimen tree?  Or maybe tree pruning from one of the area’s most reputable contractors?  Then prepare to bid early and often at the annual on-line auction In the Garden at www.cogdesign.org, April 5-12.  All proceeds help bring gardens and parks to the greater Boston area.

In the Garden offers specialty goods and services for the discerning gardener and attracts great interest and spirited bidding.  Among the prized offerings this year are a topiary lemon cypress from specialty nursery Snug Harbor Farm, one-of-a-kind artwork for indoors and out, pampering soaps from the Royal Horticultural Society, and much more.  Retail values for auction selections range from $25 to $1,600.

COGdesign provides pro bono landscape design services wherever people need plants, gardens and parks, from homeless shelters and public schools to community gardens and neighborhood green spaces, throughout the greater Boston area.