Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ spring plant sale, slated for April 15-17, is moving to the Vestavia Hills Shopping Center.
One of the South’s largest plant sales, the BBG event will have more than 85,000 plants available, many starting at $2. A record-breaking 7,400 shoppers attended the 2010 sale, raising more than $260,000 to benefit the Gardens’ educational programs.
Selections include annuals, biannuals, bedding plants, camellias, daylilies, ferns, herbs, hostas, irises, natives, perennials, roses, shrubs, trees, tropical plants, vegetables and more. Knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to answer shoppers’ gardening questions.
This year’s signature plant is Angelonia, also known as summer snapdragons. Plant sale officials say this sun-loving plant will bloom from late spring to early winter, and that it’s drought-tolerant, easy to grow and colorful.
The spring plant sale kicks off with a preview party April 14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 in advance ($50 at the door), giving guests first pick of plants at the sale. Food and wine will be sold, and guests will receive a free Angelonia plant of their choice.
The members-only sale, a complimentary perk for Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens members, follows the preview party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
