The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ much-anticipated Fall Plant Sale will be held Sept. 10 at the gardens.
Dozens of varieties of natives, perennials, tropicals, herbs, ferns, camellias, trees and shrubs will be for sale, and shoppers can get advice from seasoned gardeners at the event. Only checks and major credit cards will be accepted.
Proceeds from the sale will support the friends’ mission to protect, nurture and share the Gardens with the public.
In a change this year, shoppers can preorder bedding plants at the sale and pick them up Oct. 8.
The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Gardens’ Formal Lawn and in the Hill Garden. Priority shopping for members of the friends group will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. the Friday before, on Sept. 9. Members also will receive their annual plant gift, courtesy of Leaf & Petal.
“Fall is a wonderful time to plant, and the Friends’ annual Fall Plant Sale offers our community a terrific opportunity to talk with experts about plants that thrive in Southern gardens and to discover tried-and-true tips and tricks for caring for them,” Tom Underwood, executive director of the friends group, said in a press release from the Gardens.
Underwood said the Gardens, its staff and volunteers educate thousands of schoolchildren a year about the science of plants and grow thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables that are distributed to people in need in the community. He said the friends group helps maintain, improve and promote the Gardens.
For more information about the sale, visit bbgardens.org/fallplantsale.
