2025 Spring Plant Sales in the Delaware Valley and beyond

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Spring is here and so much is blooming, but flowers aren’t the only things sprouting right now. Throughout April and May 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:

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• 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 (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) Horn Farm Plant Sale, 4945 Horn Road, York, PA 17406 https://hornfarmcenter.org/plant-sale/

 

May 3-4 (8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) Delaware Valley Rhododendron Society, Rhododendron Plant Sale. 515 Painter Road, Media, PA https://tylerarboretum.org/plant-sale/

 

May 8 (10:00 a.m.- 2:00 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 (8:00 a.m. – 2:00 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 (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 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 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, MD.  https://ladewgardens.com/Event-Calendar/Events-at-Ladew/-Garden-Festival