Annual Plant Sale 2010

Wednesday, May 5 | 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Thursday, May 6 | 9 a.m.–Noon

Join us for this spectacular annual event featuring the largest and most exciting collection of quality plants in the metropolitan area.

Admission to Garden & Plant Sale

With each paid admission, visitors will receive a coupon for free admission to use on a return visit to the Garden.

More Information

The Plant Sale takes place on the Cherry Esplanade (tented).

Special $1 Plants for Children
Conveniently located adjacent to the Children's Garden. School classes may enter at 900 Washington Avenue or at the Flatbush Avenue gate. An ideal introduction to BBG's Children's Garden program. Children's classes are not permitted in main sale area.

Terrace Café
Snacks and beverages available.

Payment
Mastercard, Visa, American Express, cash, or check.

Free Plant Checkroom
Check as you buy!

Hours
Garden opens at 9 a.m. on days of sale.

To Reach the Garden by Subway
View map and more travel directions.

Visitor Entrances
Eastern Parkway; Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard; Flatbush Avenue at Cherry Esplanade; and 900 Washington Avenue adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, where there is an attended parking lot.

Because of construction fences, there will be a longer walk getting plants back to the parking lot. We are taking several steps to minimize any inconvenience to our loyal members and customers.

• Extra staff on hand to help
• Enhanced free checkroom in the tent where plants can be held for pickup through the weekend.
• Delivery available for a fee (make arrangements at the checkroom)
• Free parking on Flatbush Avenue between the zoo and the library, with direct access to the special Plant Sale gate near the south end of the tent
• Convenient plant pickup on Flatbush Avenue at special Plant Sale gate (the quickest, most direct way to get your plants to your car)

Some carts are provided, but bring your own if you can.

Free Special Events on Wednesday, May 5

10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Herbs in Cooking

10–Noon & 2–3 p.m.
Bonsai Clinic and Demonstration
Bring your own pest-free bonsai to BBG bonsai curator Julian Velasco for pruning, repotting, and advice. Service charge: $25 per bonsai, which includes new soil and wire. Public welcome to watch, free of charge.

10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
Selecting Annuals
Advice for choosing easy care, long-blooming and unusual plants.

11:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Hidden Treasures
Get the most bang for your buck with shrubs and perennials.

Noon & 3 p.m.
Orchid Care
Cracking the mystery of repotting and reblooming orchids with curator David Horak.

2 p.m.
Houseplants for Sun and Shade

What do you sell?
Every kind of plant, both for indoors and outdoors: annuals, perennials, small trees and shrubs, roses, herbs, vegetables, all kinds of tomatoes, houseplants, orchids, hanging baskets—and more. Plants are the best quality at the best prices: unusually choice specimens, many rare varieties and native plants, handpicked and selected.

Will you have X (naming a specific plant)?
YES, we will have that or something very similar to it. Come to the sale, you'll be sure to find what you want. There will be a huge selection, largest on the East Coast, better than a catalog because what you see is what you get.

Are all your plants grown at BBG?
All our plants are specially grown for the sale by selected growers, most of them local.

Will there be lots to choose from on Wednesday and Thursday?
YES! There will be thousands of first-rate plants. There will also be free special events on Wednesday—lectures and demonstrations (details above).

How can I pay? Can I use credit cards?
Pay by Mastercard, Visa, American Express, cash, or check.

How can I get my plants home?
There will be a free checkroom where you can leave plants overnight and pick them up the next day.

Tell me about the Member-Only Plant Sale Preview.
Only members will be allowed in. You can join the Garden on the spot (annual membership starts at $50) to attend the Plant Sale Preview.