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LEWIS GINTER
FALL PLANT SALE

Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

One of Central Virginia’s most-anticipated plant sales. Dozens of vendors and knowledgeable Garden volunteers help you choose your best plants!

The Fall Plant Sale is held outside in Parking Lot B at the Garden (no admission fee or ticket necessary.)

*Plant Sales are Fido-friendly — bring your leashed pups!
*Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists will be on-site to answer your plant questions
*If you are visiting the Garden, you can visit the Lewis Ginter Seed Library for free seeds (included with your Garden admission)!

Ginter’s Greatest Fall Plant Sale Inventory List (PDF)

 

FALL BOOK SALE

Don’t forget to stop by the Fall Book Sale while you’re here! Now is the time to add to your home library, check out the great selection of reasonably priced books on plants, gardening, flower arranging, and more!

Location: The hallway outside the Garden Shop in the Robins Visitors Center

Start:
Friday, September 20, 2024
End:
Saturday, September 21, 2024
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Event Details

Fall Plant Sale volunteer with Fall is for Planting sign

Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Avid gardeners know fall is a great time for planting! Lewis Ginter Fall Plant Sale features vendors selling plants and other garden-related items. Presented by Garden volunteers.

Please support our vendors. A portion of the vendor proceeds is donated to the Garden in order to support the Garden’s mission which is connecting people to plants by inspiring communities to explore and conserve nature.

 

PARTICIPATING VENDORS: 

A Wise Gardener – Unique garden flora and natives plants

Agrigate LLC – Garden coaching, consulting and workshops to help families create the backyard garden of their dreams! They also offer seeds, kids tools, nature toys and other gardening supplies

Analog Artworks – Hand-drawn silkscreen prints inspired by nature

Blossoming Roots Farm and Supply – Edible landscaping plants, native plants, seeds, floral wedding preservation and workshops

By Gone Beauties – Bird feeders made of vintage plates mounted on garden stakes; Garden flowers made from Depression glass mounted on copper tubing; Embellished jackets with vintage linens

Central Virginia Iris Society – Irises

Deb’s Daylilies – Daylilies

Dog Styles..Not For Everyone – Accessories, gift and apparel for dog lovers and their companions; Garden dog cut outs, dog hoodies, collars, mugs and t-shirts

Down The Garden Path – New, antique and vintage home and garden items not usually found in retail stores (Twine holders, iron shears, birdfeeders, etc.)

East Coast Honey – Local, raw and unfiltered honey; Variety of CBD related products

Espresso A Go Go Catering – Espresso, coffee, smoothies, pastries, chicken salad, pasta salad and more

Fab Scapes – Landscape services, design and installation

Garden Shop @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – We have everything you need during this gift-giving season. Pick up items for the home and garden or a fun and educational game for the kids. The Garden Shop is known for carrying distinctive and finely-crafted items, so stock up to treat your loved ones to something special.

Ginter’s Greatest @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – Plants grown by LGBG volunteers. Raffling of our signature Geezer “bilt’ Potting Bench. Click here to see the Inventory List!

Good Seed Natives, LLC – Plants native to Richmond and the surrounding counties

Harvey Gardens -A variety of home-grown gourds crafted into bowls, lamps, vases, birdfeeders and birdhouses. We also have children’s books about backyard gardening. adventures.

Henrico County Master Gardeners (Ext Office) – Plant Information Booth; Children’s Activity Booth on Saturday

Hill House Farm and Nursery – Exceptional Native Plants – from groundcovers to trees to create harmonious habitat!

Janie’s Things – Dried fruit swags – artichokes, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, pomegranate; trees to match; Handmade gingerbread wreaths; trees and baskets

Kino Alpaca Criations – Alpaca products: hats, socks, stuffed animals and more

Kristi Noel Art LLC – Black and white pen and ink botanical style artwork that is sold as prints, greeting cards, stickers and totes

Lavender Fields at Tantivy Farm – Lavender plants, Dried Lavender Bundles; Lavender Products for Gardeners

Lora Robins Library @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – We are having the Book Sale in the hallway outside of the Garden Shop.  Now is the time to add to your home library, check out the great selection of reasonably priced books on plants, gardening, flowering arrangements, and more!

Local Ecotype Richmond Natives – Local ecotype native plants for the Greater Richmond area. Plants are grown from seed, not cuttings. Seeds are responsibly collected from local wild plant populations within a 30 mile radius of Richmond, VA. Plants include grasses, perennials, trees and shrubs

Morningside Farm & Nursery – Large selection of native plants including native perennials, and tender succulents

Mr. Leonard’s Sharpening Services – On-site sharpening of garden tools, knives and scissors. Drop off sharpening available for electric hedge trimmers. 804 334 2666

One Little World – A small fair trade company collaborating with partners directly to design product. Aromatherapy baskets; home décor; bird houses, mobiles, purses, kitchenware and basket from Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda

Parallel Nursery, LLC – Perennial plants native to VA, grown sustainably in RVA; Landscaping plugs, mix and match in 6 packs, in addition to potted plants in quart or 1 gallon sizes; ferns, grasses/sedges, pollinator host plants

Peculiar Pantry & Flower Child BotanicalsPeculiar Pantry: Toffee and roasted nuts
Flower Child Botanicals: Dried herbs blended for the bath (bath teas), foot soaks, vinegar hair rinse, DIY elderberry syrup kits

Pine Knot Farms – Hellebores, ferns, and other shade perennials

Plants With Purpose Farm – Edible landscape plants such as blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, fig, kiwi, pomegranate, grape and more

Popular Perennials – Variety of 1 gallon perennials; 1 and 3 gallon shrubs; plugs of native and ornamental grasses, and a few interior house plants

Rabbit and Wren – Functional, handmade items featuring flora and fauna of VA; Wool felt ornaments hand sculpted and each design is hand-drawn, hand-carved and hand-pulled

Richmond Area Daylily Society – Daylilies

Richmond Horticulture Association – Perennials, trees, shrubs; garden related items

Roka Tree Designs, LLC – Garden décor – items for birds; nature related felted décor

Roots & Blooms – Potted re-blooming and spring only blooming bearded irises and companion perennials; bare root Siberian irises and herbaceous peonies

The Inspired Spirit – Handcrafted mineral jewelry inspired by nature; fairy garden sculptures and select home decor

Time For Sweets – Handmade gourmet Baklava

Turkey Island Growers & Worm Farm, LLC – Organic vermicastings certified by OMRI.

VA Master Naturalists Riverine Chapter – Educational materials on native plants, birds, insects and other informative items about Virginia natural environment

VA Native Plant Society – Information about native plants and educational material (Saturday Only)

Vera’s Vittles Seasonings – Seasonings are developed with salt-free organic spices & herbs that are in 4oz glass jars or 2oz plastic bags including an assortment of rubs. Teas, tea-cups sets and tea accessories.

Virginia State University: Urban Forestry – Field questions and provide information on urban and community forestry

Wandering Cow – Natural soap and lotion; bath and body products; wool felted; fiber art, fused glass; garden art, mobiles and dream catchers

Wild Ones Greater Richmond, VA Chapter – Educational exhibit about the value / importance of native plants to support biodiversity

Woodside Pawpaw – North American Pawpaw (Asimina trioba) trees, fresh pawpaw fruit, value added products such as jams and candy; pawpaw related art, stickers, clothing and more

Zapantis Designs – Naturally dyed textiles for the body and home. Shibori batik scarves, linens, necklaces, prints, ornaments, etc. All items are hand-dyed in Richmond, VA

 

Please bring your wagon to make shopping easy or use our free customer pick-up service! PlantFest Shopping at the Spring Plant Sale