Spring is here and so much is blooming, but flowers aren’t the only things sprouting right now. Throughout this month and next you’ll find a host of plant sales popping up in our area. Following is a list of all the ones I know about; there may be others.
A few tips, before you go to any of these sales:
• Visit the websites for specifics on what types of plants will be available.
• Plan to arrive early—plants sell quickly.
• Pay attention to what types of payment are accepted.
• Bring a cart/wagon or large basket to tote your purchases.
April 12-27 Stoneleigh Native Plant Sale. The sale begins with online ordering that opens on 4/12 (for Natural Lands members) and 4/13 for nonmembers. Pick up is the weekend of 4/26 and 4/27 at Stoneleigh, 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, PA. Details at https://wp.natlands.org/event/nativeplantsale-all-2025/
April 23-26 University of Delaware (UD) Botanic Gardens Annual Benefit Plant Sale at the university’s AG Days, 211 Roger Martin Lane, Newark, DE. https://canr.udel.edu/udbg/
April 25-27 Jenkins Arboretum Sale grand opening weekend. Sale remains open until the fall. 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road, Devon, PA. https://www.jenkinsarboretum.org/plantsale/
May 3 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Horn Farm Plant Sale, 4945 Horn Road, York, PA 17406 https://hornfarmcenter.org/plant-sale/
May 3-4 (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Delaware Valley Rhododendron Society, Rhododendron Plant Sale. 515 Painter Road, Media, PA https://tylerarboretum.org/plant-sale/
May 8 (10 a.m.- 2 p.m. ) Annual Herb Sale, Philadelphia Chapter of the Herb Society of America, Historic Yellow Springs Meadow, 1685 Art School Road in Chester Springs, PA http://dvchapterars.org/events.html#anchorSALES
May 9-10 (No time listed) Herb & Garden Faire, Landis Valley Village and Farm, 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA. https://www.landisvalleymuseum.org/event/herb-garden-faire-2025-at-landis-valley-village-farm-museum
May 10 (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 or sell-out, whichever is first.) Dahlia Society Tuber Sale in front of Longwood Gardens Visitor Center, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA. https://philadahlia.org/events.html
May 10 (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Uwchlan Garden Club Plant Sale, Uwchlan Meeting House, 5 North Village Ave., Lionville, PA. https://uwchlangardenclub.org/news/
May 10-11 (9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Brandywine Conservancy Wildflower, Native Plant, and Seed Sale. 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/events/wildflower-native-plant-and-seed-sale
May 18 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.) Chester County Master Gardener Plant Sale, East Bradford Township Building, 676 Copeland School Road, West Chester, PA. https://extension.psu.edu/2025-master-gardener-plant-sale-directory
May 11-27 Peony Festival. Styers Peonies, 400 Cossart Road, Chadds Ford, PA. They will be selling cut flowers at the gate. Root orders will be taken for fall shipment by visiting styerspeonies.com. https://styerspeonies.com/pages/festival-of-the-peony
Different from all of these sales is Ladew Topiary Gardens’ annual Garden Festival. In their words, the festival has become “the most anticipated specialty plant, garden ornaments, and antiques sale in the region. [You can] shop from a curated collection of 40 exclusive vendors from across the eastern seaboard offering hard-to-find perennials, specialty annuals, unique small trees, unusual exotics, container specialties, decorative garden furniture, urns, and architectural treasures.” There is an entrance fee with ticket prices ranging from $20-$75 for non-members. May 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, MD. https://ladewgardens.com/Event-Calendar/Events-at-Ladew/-Garden-Festival
Note: Many thanks to Sharon Richardson for sharing this list of sales that she compiled. Sharon is a member of the Uwchlan Garden Club and the Philadelphia Unit of the Herb Society of America. If you know of other sales in our area, please let me know so I can get it onto the list for next year.
Pam Baxter is an avid organic vegetable gardener who lives in Kimberton. Direct e-mail to pamelacbaxter@gmail.com, or send mail to P.O. Box 80, Kimberton, PA 19442. Pam’s new book, Listening to Nature’s Voice, is now available on Amazon. For more information or to sign up for her newsletter, visit her website: pamelabaxterbooks.com.
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