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Mar
16
Fri
Spring Native Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Mar 16 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:

  • $4.50 – 4 inch
  • $9 – 1 gallon
  • $30 – 3-5 gallon

Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!

This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.

Mar
17
Sat
March Mart Plant Sale @ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Mar 17 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Spring Native Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Mar 17 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:

  • $4.50 – 4 inch
  • $9 – 1 gallon
  • $30 – 3-5 gallon

Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!

This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.

Jul
14
Sat
Ginger Symposium & Summer Sale
Jul 14 all-day
Ginger Symposium and Summer Sale TMS Gift Shoppe, 10-80% off selected Gift Shoppe Merchandise.
Join Mercer Botanic Gardens at the Gift Shoppe in Old Town Spring for their Summer sale and Ginger symposium  Saturday July 14th. Explore incredible deals throughout their shoppe and connect further with the Mercer Botanic Gardens. Complimentary lemonade and fruit punch will be offered alongside prize drawings, as well as a face painting for the kids from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm!
Ceil Dow, their local ginger expert, will be onsite to answer all of your questions and share her knowledge about growing gingers in your garden. Ceil has specialized and worked with gingers at the Mercer Botanic Gardens for many years and is a 24 year Harris County Master Gardener. There will be rare, exotic and easy to grow gingers for you to explore as additions for your shady, sunny or even wet garden. She will also be on site from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm.

Sep
7
Fri
Scarecrow Contest Entry Deadline
Sep 7 @ 5:00 pm

As part of Mercer Botanic Gardens’ Pollinator Festival and Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., individuals and groups are invited to create a pollinator-related scarecrow for display in the gardens from Saturday, October 6 to Wednesday, October 31.

Entry forms are available at hcp4.net. Forms also available at Mercer Botanic Gardens on the Visitor’s Center table. All entrants will be contacted by Mercer upon receipt of the form.

For more information, visit hcp4.net.

Oct
5
Fri
HANC’s Fall Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Image result for houston arboretum & nature center logoJoin Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Fall Plant Sale. They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Members receive discounts on all plant sale purchases. For the list of plants, visit houstonarboretum.org.

Oct
6
Sat
HANC’s Fall Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Image result for houston arboretum & nature center logoJoin Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Fall Plant Sale. They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Members receive discounts on all plant sale purchases. For the list of plants, visit houstonarboretum.org.

Pollinator Festival and Fall Plant Sale @ Mercer East Side Gardens
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Support local and migrating pollinators in your community while adding color to your fall landscape!

Discover caterpillar – and butterfly- host plants. These plants not only provide a critical food source for bees and butterflies, they also add beauty to the landscape. Click here for a sneak peek of some of the plants that will be available at the plant sale.

Nov
3
Sat
46th Annual Herb Fair @ Judson Robinson Community Center
Nov 3 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Herb Society of America invites you to their 46th Annual Herb Fair. 

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. 
Early admission for patrons who make a pre-sale purchase
(all pre-sales are online this year)
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Herb plant and herbal product sales – Open to the general public
No Admission Fee

While the Herb Society of America will offer a huge variety of herb plants, certain plants are limited. Guarantee your selection is available by purchasing in advance. In addition to herb plants and jellies, there will also be a room filled with herbal products such as sachets, catnip bags, herbal scrubs and lotions, and much more.

For more information, visit herbsociety-stu.org.

Seaborne Creek Nature Fest @ Seabourne Creek Nature Park
Nov 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Come to enjoy the Coastal Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist’s fun and FREE Seabourne Nature Fest.  This is a great day of fun experiences and includes horse-drawn wagons, face-painting, crafts for the kids, nature tours, butterflies, wildlife, native plant sale, food and much more! For more information, visit txmn.org.