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Get Planting with Help from Lewis Ginter Fall Plant Sale

There will be more plants than you can shake a stick at and plenty of sticks too I’m sure.

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People that know way more than I do say that fall is a great time to plant. Personally, I plan to swing by on Friday and get more natives to attract local pollinators and birds. Great advantage of planting natives is that the need less care because hey, this climate is their jam.

Lewis Ginter
FALL PLANTFEST

Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 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!

Fall PlantFest is held outside in Parking Lot C at the Garden (no admission fee or ticket necessary.)

  • Masks are required for vendors and strongly encouraged for visitors/customers. For those who are not fully vaccinated, masks are required indoors at all times and outdoors when 6-foot social distancing is not possible.
  • Please note, we will not have plant holding this year due to COVID.
  • PlantFest is Fido-friendly — bring your leashed pups!
  • We will have knife sharpening on-site bring your garden hand tools, scissors and knives to have them sharpened.
  • Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists will be on-site to answer your plant questions

Avid gardeners know fall is a great time for planting! Lewis Ginter Fall PlantFest features vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics and other garden-related items. Presented by Garden volunteers.

***See the 2021 plant inventory (PDF) for the Ginter’s Greatest tent run by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden volunteers. ***

 

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