Blooms are peeking their heads above the mulch. Muddy hands are sowing seeds in earth's warm soil. It's spring; time to work in the garden. Newbies will love the multiple garden talks and Q&A sessions, and everyone will appreciate the discounts at these plant sales.
Atlanta
Chattahoochee Unit of The Herb Society of America Annual Plant Sale
Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date/Time: April 11-12, 2015 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/CUSHAherbsale
Enjoy rare and unusual hers, specialty crafts and herbal demonstrations. Come early for best selections; plants sell quickly.
Trees Atlanta 3rd Annual Native Wildflower and Vine Sale
Location: Georgia Perimeter College Native Plant Garden
Date/Time: April 18, 2015, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/treesatlantasale
Take your pick of more than 1,700 bird- and butterfly-friendly perennials, ferns and grasses. Trees Atlanta's youth education program receives proceeds, and Trees Atlanta staff answers questions on plant selection and placement.
Fernbank Science Center's Spring Plant Sale
Location: Fernbank Science Center
Date/Time: April 18, 2015, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/fernbankplantsale
Find a plethora of trees, shrubs and perennials at the Science Center. Horticulture staff makes themselves available for questions. Proceeds benefit the Center.
Zoo Atlanta Plant Sale
Location: Zoo Atlanta
Date/Time: April 25, 2015, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/zooplantsale
Browse myriad species of plants, easy to grow in your Atlanta garden. Zoo horticulturists answer questions, offer tips and help you pick the right plants. Proceeds benefit the zoo's horticulture program. Zoo admission is not necessary; the plant sale sets up in the parking lot.
Decatur
DMGA Spring Plant Sale.
Location: Oak Grove United Methodist Church
Date/Time: April 18, 2015, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m
Details: accessatlanta.com/DMGAplantsale
Line up for locally grown perennials, shrubs and trees including native plants and rare finds. Proceeds benefit scholarships for DeKalb Horticulture students at Gwinnett Technical College.
Marietta
Lunch & Learn
Location: Cobb Water Lab
Date/Time: April 10, 2015, Noon- 1 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/lunchandlearn
Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County lead a garden panel, allowing visitors to ask garden related questions. Bring questions about trees, turf, flowers, vegetables, pests and diseases.
April Gardener's Night Out: Meeting the Challenge of Gardening in the Shade
Location: Smyrna Community Center
Date/Time: April 14, 2015, 7 p.m. -8 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/shadegarden
If you struggle with shade in your garden, learn from Cathy Lacy, Master Gardner, about how to bring color and texture to that space.
Georgia Native Plant Society Plant Sale
Location: McFarlane Nature Park
Date/Time: April 18, 2015, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/nativeplantsale
Peruse extensive trees, shrubs and perennials, including a large selection of azaleas – natives, hybrids and new cultivars. While browsing, be sure to view the Endangered Tree Exhibit on loan from Morton Arboretum in Chicago. Proceeds benefit the Georgia Native Plant Society.
Plant Sale and Garden Fair
Location: Jim R Miller Park Equestrian Center
Date/Time: April 25, 2015, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Details: accessatlanta.com/plantsale
Enjoy the spoils and abundance of other Master Gardeners, with iris, lilies, annuals, hellebores, ferns, hostas, perennials, native plants, shrubs and trees for sale. Vendors on will also peddle yard art, sculptures, planted, birdhouses and more.
