Going through the Sale
- Keep track of your purchases as you go through the sale. You can pick up a shopping list form at the door, or if you like to plan ahead, search plants on our website and save them to your My Plant List, then print out your list and bring it along. You can also hand write your list ahead of time on our downloadable form (pdf, 12K). If you bring a list with you, you can cross out anything you don’t buy or change the quantity to your actual purchase as you go through the sale. (Bring a pen or pencil, or pick one up at the door.)
- We strongly recommend bringing your own cart or wagon to carry your plants. There are some shopping carts available at the sale, but they are in constant use. If you bring a wagon, please label it somehow so it doesn’t get mixed up with someone else’s; and don’t leave your wagon unattended. We love creative carts, but be sure to think about how your cart will function in a crowd. We can’t allow any sleds, or wagons that are connected together like a train, because they’re hazardous to other shoppers.
- We encourage you to bring your own flats or trays (perhaps from a past year) to save on waste, although we do have box flats available.
Finding the Plants You’re Looking for
- In the Grandstand, the catalog numbers are your best means of locating the plants. Each category (such as Annuals or Perennials) has a letter to begin its catalog numbers (G for Grasses, H for Herbs). Remember — the numbers are assigned alphabetically by the common name we give the plants (for instance, Hollyhock, French, rather than French Hollyhock). Plants beginning with U are in the Rare (and Unusual) Plants booth.
- Catalog listings that list the pot size as "Bulbs and Bareroots" can be found on the shelves along the west (left) side of the Perennials section. These include lilies, daylilies and others. All bulbs and bareroots are prebagged to expedite your shopping.
- If you know the common or botanical (Latin) name of a plant, you can search it on the website or use the catalog index, pages 54 and 55, to find it in the catalog.
