Our Annual Plant Festivals

The Civic Garden Center holds two large plant festivals each year: one in the spring and one in the fall. By purchasing plants through our events, you’re also supporting our work!

GrowFest

Kicking off with classes in mid-March and culminating in our beloved spring plant sale, GrowFest celebrates all things urban agriculture! Our Hauck Botanic Garden home is clad in its spring finest at this time of year. Come learn about topics related to growing food, sustainable gardening, native plants and more as the growing season is ramping up, then join us for a day-long plant sale featuring vegetables, herbs, pollinator-friendly perennials and native plants as well as plenty of people, products and information sessions to help you feel like part of a community that’s growing together. Learn more here.

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A group of people browse at the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale.
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A group of people stand in line to purchase their selections at the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale.
Customers at the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale talk to experts about plants.
A woman organizes plants for the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale.
A group of people shop the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale.
Rosemary starts are set up for sale in front of the Civic Garden Center.
The set up of the Civic Garden Center's annual plant sale.

The Fall Native Plant Festival

Did you know Fall is one of the best times of year to plant spring-blooming bulbs, cool-season annuals, and many trees, shrubs and perennials? Fall planting is all about giving the plant a chance to put on root growth, which continues until temperatures average about 48°F/9°C. Plantings will be raring to go come spring, thanks to the roots they create in fall. Read more here.

In 2022, we sold our own CGC-propagated native plants through an online-only sale. In 2023, we hosted our first Fall Native Plant Festival—and it was such a success that we’ve made it an annual event!

When we have more details about our festivals, the first place we share them is our eNews, The Civic Gardener. Sign up to stay in the loop!