Friday, May 31st 10:00am- 3pm
Saturday, June 1st 10:00am- 3pm
Calling all garden lovers! Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 31 – June 1 for our annual Spring Plant Sale and Market. The Market features unique plants grown in The North Carolina Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse and includes over 30 local growers and businesses. Shop an outstanding collection of annuals, perennials and crafts to the sounds of live music. On Saturday, June 1st, children can participate in crafts at the Kids Corner. Rain or shine.
On Friday and Saturday, join us from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. for a free adult education class From the Ground Up: Soil Health Basics. Learn more about what promotes healthy soils that grow sustainable landscapes and ultimately make for growing healthy communities! Pick up some tips from award-winning soil scientist Laura Lengnick on simple DIY soil tests that will help you determine the quality of your soil.
The Arboretum’s standard $20 parking fee applies for all non-members.
Participating vendors include:
- Appalachian DiviniTEA
- B.B. Barns
- Bear Necessities Farm
- Bellyfull Plants Nursery
- Blazing Star Flowers
- Blue Ridge Exotics
- Botanical Tortoise Co
- Bridge and Tunnel Coffee
- Buggy Pops
- Camilla Calnan Photography **
- Conjure Craft Chocolate
- Connections Gallery Gift Shop
- Couple of Bees **
- Finally Farm
- Fjallraven
- Flower Moon Nursery
- Full Moon Tea Co
- Half Light Honey
- High Country Nursery
- Homegrown Tropicals
- Imladris Farm
- Jen Toledo Painting & Drawing **
- Matcha Nude
- Milkweed Meadows Farm
- Red Root Native Nursery *
- Sandy Mush Herb Nursery
- Saturnia Farm
- Superbloom Natives
- Sustainabillies
- Tanager Plants
- The Artful Plant
- The Farm Connection
- The Turquoise Tortuga
- Well Seasoned Table *
- Werhloom Honey*
- Very Sad Lab
*Friday only
**Saturday only