San Diego Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale to Return This Weekend

ENCINITAS, CA — San Diego Botanic Garden’s annual Fall Plant Sale returns this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 15, Sunday, Oct. 16 and Monday, Oct. 17, at 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas.

"Thousands of plants donated by over 100 generous local growers wholesalers, retail nurseries and individuals make the San Diego Botanic Garden’s annual Fall Plant Sale the largest and most diverse plant sale in San Diego County," according to a news release.

Plant selections include California natives, cacti, succulents, fruit trees, bromeliads, sub-tropicals and house plants. Many plants available at the sale are propagated at the SD Botanic Garden by horticulturalists, docents and dedicated volunteers.

The Fall Plant Sale is one of the Garden’s biggest fundraisers and is organized by more than 150 volunteers who transport, tag, price, groom and organize the plants. Generous plant donations enable the Garden to offer plants at exceptional prices to attendees of the Fall Plant Sale.

The Botanic Attic, filled with new and gently-used garden-related items, a used book sale, and the popular Bakery Shoppe, selling home-made baked goods, jams and jellies, will also available at the Fall Plant Sale.

The Fall Plant Sale is held annually in October, the best time of year to begin planting a fall garden in Southern California.

Entrance to the sale is free with paid Garden admission (or membership) on Saturday; or free with $5 admission (or membership) on Sunday and Monday. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday. For more information, visit Sdbgarden.org/plantsales.

Photos by Lisa Reynolds/Courtesy of San Diego Botanic Garden