(May 3, 2010 update): The sale announcements keep rolling in. Need a plan for mother’s day? How about a rare and native plant sale at a very special garden? Read on for details about the Kruckeberg sale and open house!
Plants for Sale!
(April 24, 2010 update) Even more sale updates are being submitted! Read on for locations offering up sips of strawberry lemonade while you shop for your locally grown tomato starts.
(March 25, 2010 update) Plant sale updates keep rolling in, so it’s time to remind you to mark your calenders. Today, late breaking foodie plant news– it isn’t too late to get cool season crops from Seattle Tilth! If you missed the sale on March 20th, take heart! They’re doing it again on March 27th. Plus, we’ve been adding in other upcoming specialty sales coming up throughout the spring. Readers have contributed their submissions; if you have one to share, please send it in! Now, read on to find the hot horty sale spots for spring 2010!
If you haven’t already, it is time to mark your calender for all the great plant sales coming to the greater Seattle area this spring. Following is a list of some of my favorites. (Originally posted 3-14-2010)
If you have another plant sale you would like to see added to this list, let us know here.
If you aren’t in the greater Seattle area but would like to contribute plant sale information for your part of the world, let us know here.
Kruckeberg Gardens: Kruckeberg gardens is offering natives, spring bulbs, and unusual exotic plants for sale along with a free garden tour on May 8th. Too, expect family activities as well. Be sure to check their website for parking details. Local parking is limited, but satellite locations have been arranged. If you take the shuttle, you’ll get a $5 coupon!
- May 7th & 8th from 10am-5pm
- May 9th & 10th from 10am-5pm
Or, thinking of becoming a member? Members get in on the preview sale Thursday, May 6th from 10am-7pm. New members are welcome!
Fred Lind Manor and Jones Creek Farms are teaming up to offer our neighbors some old-fashioned hospitality. Sip on a complimentary glass of strawberry lemonade while you pick out the perfect tomato start from a local selection of organically grown, heirloom tomato plants. Fred Lind Manor, on the corner of 17th and Howell, is a non-profit retirement community that has been serving Capitol Hill for 22 years. For more information, please call 206-774-5387 or just drop by the sale on Sunday, May 16, 2010
Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sales: Yes, this year there are several from Seattle to Issaquah!
- March 19, 2010: Early Bird Edible Plant Sale for cool season crops. Donate $25 and get in early for first pick!
- March 20, 2010: Early Spring Edible Plant Sale for cool season crops.
- Added in March: March 27, 2010: Second Chance Edible Plant Sale for 40-60% off on cool season crop leftovers from the March 20th sale. Plus bareroot fruiting shrubs, vines and trees!
- May 1 & 2, 2010: Spring Edible sale for the rest of your crops, herbs and more
- May 22, 2010: Issaquah Edible Plant sale for eastsiders returns!
Lake Washington Technical College Plant Sale: Plants propagated, grown, and sold by students. Proceeds support this fantastic program. And, the plants range from trees to tomatoes.
- April 24-25 & May 1-2, 2010: In addition to all the fantastic plants grown by students, Wholesale Nursery Northwest Nursery will be offering unbeatable prices on trees, shrubs, perennials and more. Proceeds from Northwest Nursery sales will go toward nursery founder, Jim Colman Memorial Scholarship fund, also helping students in horticulture.
Seattle Arboretum Plant Sales: Specialty plants, bulbs and much, much more.
- April 10, 2010: Early Bloomers Plant Sale: From herbs to the unusual, you’ll find them here.
- April 23-25, 2010: FlorAbundance Plant Sale: Claims to be the largest in the Puget Sound for everything you need.
Seattle Bamboo Festival: Bamboo poles, plants products, seminars, crafts, plus rare plant gallery and attending bamboo experts. Information on the Seattle Chapter of the American Bamboo Society is available here.
- May 1-2, 2010: At the Graham Visitor Center at the Seattle arboretum.
King County Master Gardener Plant Sale: Buy plants, diagnose issues from your own garden, attend “how-to” seminars all in one location!
- May 1-2, 2010: From veggies to zoo-doo, you’ll find a fun day for the whole family at the Master Gardener’s Sale.
Highline Seatac Botanical Garden: From all-round garden reliables to rare botanicals. Meet with various botanical interest groups and more.
- May 1-2, 2010: In SeaTac, Washington. Directions here.
Broadview Garden Club Plant Sale: Including Trillium and Galanthus selections from Dunn Gardens!
- May 1, 2010 (10am-2pm): Broadview Thompson School at 132nd and Greenwood
