Thursday 5:00-9:00 p.m. (before and during volunteer pre-sale)
Friday 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Some vendors may be open longer or shorter hours than these. Some may not be open on Sunday. We’ll add more vendors to this page as information becomes available. Vendors confirmed so far:
BFG Supply
Unique rain barrels, from short and portly to tall and narrow. Each rain barrel comes with a brass spigot, overflow valve with hose, rubber bungee cork and a mesh screen for catching debris. One option is recycled barrels from American and French wineries and Kentucky distilleries, made of solid oak, each barrel with its own unique markings and wine or whiskey stains. 55–59 gallon capacity.
Minnesota Bonsai Society
The Minnesota Bonsai Society was founded in 1971 to assist members in learning the art of bonsai. The society offers a Novice Workshop for beginners and a wide variety of programs and activities for all levels of bonsai skill. Visit us at the Friends sale or at our website, www.minnesotabonsaisociety.org.
Bovine Basic
100% cow manure, anaerobically digested for use as a soil amendment. 99%+ weed seed-free. 100% manure nutrient value. Presenting a workshop on improving your soil, Saturday, 12:00 noon. www.DairyLandNatural.com
Brandy Tang
Brandy Tang offers contemporary eco-friendly, socially conscious products. At the Plant Sale, Brandy Tang will feature gardening items, including American-made tomato cages, trellises, and hooks in fresh-picked summer colors; recycled garden art; and recycled toys for “little gardeners.” www.brandytang.com
Ceramic Chinn
Featuring Planting Rings at the Plant Sale. Planting Rings act as a root barrier similar to sinking a potted plant. Planting Rings have vertical sides, no bottom and are made from frost-hardy clay. This allows superior drainage and durability as compared to buried standard pots.
Chicken Run Rescue CANCELLED, sorry!
The only urban chicken rescue of its kind, depending on donations and sales of art merchandise to continue helping chickens. Don’t breed or buy—adopt! There is a special need for rooster homes. There are never enough homes for displaced and impounded domestic fowl, mostly chickens. Chicken Run provides birds with love, shelter, and vet care;, locates and screens adopters within 90 miles of the Twin Cities; and transports the birds to their new homes. www.brittonclouse.com/chickenrunrescue
Chicken Stix
A revolution in home gardening. With Chicken Stix, you can quickly and easily create yard and garden fences and enclosures safely to keep critters out of your prized garden or keep your chickens in the yard. Reduces injury, saves time, eliminates waste, easy storage, adaptable, versatile. www.chickenstix.webs.com
Cowsmo
Cowsmo Inc. makes and sells organic compost and potting soils throughout the midwest. Cowsmo is a company owned and operated by fifth-generation dairy farmers near Cochrane, Wisconsin. Cowsmo Compost is the finest compost available in the Midwest. www.rwdairy.com
Curtis Ingvoldstad, Wood Sculptor
This year I’ll be demonstrating my carving at the Plant Sale! I custom carve trees both in yards and in my studio. I have created special pieces for the Plant Sale, such as unique statues for the garden, inspired benches and one-of-a-kind furniture.
Dick’s Designs
Dick’s Designs specializes in rustic garden ornaments made from recycled scrap iron, including animals, birds, flowers, and much more! This will be Dick’s seventh year at the Plant Sale.
Down Home Enterprises
Garden art, from rusty garden flowers to a mix of stained glass to bird feeders to kinetic movement. Steel, glass, stone and antique finds. Whimsical snails, insects to enjoy in your garden setting.
Eureka Pots of Minnesota
Create your own unique garden stack. Add an artful touch to your garden, deck or home. Mix and match colorful ceramic pieces from a variety of shapes and sizes with botanical-inspired themes ranging from traditional to playful. Made by hand in Minnesota using winter-hardy durable stoneware. www.eurekapots.com
Garden Club of Ramsey County
From beginners to master gardeners, whether you have a large garden or a patio pot, you’ll find encouragement, helpful tips, garden visiting, and great speakers at monthly meetings of the Garden Club of Ramsey County. Yearly dues are $10 for one person, $15 for a dual membership. Upcoming events are listed at our website, www.ramseygardeners.org
Garden Iron Imports
Baskets, planters, topiaries, trellises, arbors, gazebos, window boxes, armillary spheres, fences, chandeliers, benches, chairs, decorative items, and more.
Gardening for Bees
The U of M Bee Lab will provide information about easy steps gardeners can take to make their gardens more bee friendly. Not all flowers are equal in providing bees with the nutrition they need to thrive; find out what flowers bees prefer. Many wild solitary bee species need nesting spaces; find out simple alterations to your landscape that can give them homes. With healthy bee populations, you’ll reap the benefits of increased pollination and beautify your landscape at the same time. Hours at the Garden Fair: Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Giving Tree Gardens
A full-service, earth-friendly landscaping and organic gardening company. We offer design, installation and maintenance of landscapes and gardens that create a positive environmental impact. We also offer on-site consultation for homeowners, businesses, neighborhood groups and nonprofits looking to go green! www.givingtreegardens.com
Growing Blue Flowers
My insect repellants, hand sanitizers, salves and soaps are all handmade with 100% natural ingredients, in harmony with nature. www.growingblueflowers.com
Holistic Health Farms
(formerly Urban Farming) We educate people to grow food locally using organic practices as a means to food security, better health, and as a springboard to economic self-sufficiency. Stop by our table to get more information. We will be offering burlap coffee bags in exchange for a donation, which can be used for weed control on garden pathways, around plants for moisture retention, to protect plants, to grow potatoes…there are a million uses! www.holistichealthfarms.com
Iron Images by Homer
Yard and garden sculptures made from new and used stainless steel flatware that will not tarnish or rust. Plus tinted gazing balls made from ball bearings, heated to bring out the color of the steel, then clear-coated with rust-resistant clear paint. Very long lasting indoors and out.
The Mikeology Store CANCELLED, sorry!
Cultivators of exotic mushrooms, sharing information how wild mushrooms are commercially cultivated and how you can grow a mushroom garden at home while discussing the many healthy facets of mushroom consumption, their symbiotic relationship with plants and their overlooked role in our ecosystem. Also offering a workshop on growing your own mushrooms on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. www.mikeologystore.com
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
A nonprofit membership organization that serves northern gardeners through education, encouragement and community. Members enjoy a variety of valuable benefits, including the award-winning magazine, Northern Gardener. Offering a Special Discount on membership at Friends School Plant Sale (see ad on page 27 of the catalog). www.northerngardener.org
Paramount Green
Local supplier of pure worm castings fertilizer. New this year: premium, six-part all-natural and organic potting soil blend and household worm castings tea brewer. Bring the life back to your soil, with our highly active products guaranteeing results!
Permaculture
Permaculture gets at concepts that are common sense for many: good design means ecological sustainability and social vibrancy. Find out how to apply the principles of permaculture design in your garden. Also offering a workshop on introduction to permaculture on Friday and Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Plantjotter
Plantjotter is a web application for gardeners to keep track of their gardening efforts. You can keep notes, create plant lists and a task calendar, and upload photos and files. Supporting the site is a plant database to help you easily create plant lists by location. There are also over 145 care sheets for perennial plants and a general maintenance calendar.
www.plantjotter.com
Seed Savers Exchange
Selling heirloom vegetable and flower seeds inside at the plant sale. In the Garden Fair, providing information on how to save tomato seeds. Also offering a workshop on saving tomato seeds on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. www.seedsavers.org
Terrace Horticultural Books
Books, gardening ephemera, periodicals and journals, seed packets, seed and plant catalogs, and unframed botanical art. The Twin Cities’ premier seller of used and new gardening books.
Webster Farm Organic
An ecological farm northwest of the metro area, established in 1980. Our 20-week CSA, Salad Days, features 450 varieties of vegetables and herbs from many cultures. We focus on more variety and less of each for smaller households. Also offering a workshop on seeds and transplants on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Visit us at www.websterfarmorganic.com or call (320) 983-2289.
Winsome Orchids. Offering tropical, indoor orchids for low or high light conditions. We’ll be inside the Plant Sale building, under the center stairway across from the Info Desk. Find out more about what we’ll be selling at the sale.
Wolcott Art
Welded steel garden structures and ornamentation.
Worm Composting for the Simple Person
How to set up and maintain your own easy home worm composting system. Recycle kitchen waste and have great fertilizer for your house plants or garden. Free worms while they last; limited number of pre-made kits available for purchase. Available all day Saturday for consultation. Also offering a workshop on worm composting on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Yardly Art
A wide variety of unique, functional garden art by St. Paul artist Sharon Miller-Thompson. By mixing metals with handmade, hand glazed terra cotta clay and/or glass, Miller-Thompson creates birdhouses, birdbaths, trellises and garden baubles that each become a focal point with a function. She also designs and creates custom, one of a kind, gates, fences and more for clients. www.yardlyart.com
FOOD VENDORS AT THE GARDEN FAIR
Hampden Park Co-op
Located midway between St. Paul and Minneapolis. A unique, traditional, and volunteer-based co-op, providing a full line of natural and organic foods, including bulk food, spices, nuts, produce, dairy and meat. At Hampden Park Co-op, everyone is welcome. We’ll be giving away free fruit each morning at the Plant Sale.
Popped fresh with a mix of sweet and salty. It’s a State Fair treat in May!
Smokey’s Charbroiler
Featuring quarter-pound chopped beefsteak burgers, all-beef hot dogs, and breast-meat chicken strips. Plus bratwurst, fancy extra-long french fries, onion rings, corn dogs, grilled chicken or ham sandwiches,and fountain pop. Smokey’s hours are a bit different during the sale:
Thursday 10:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Individual locations will be posted here if possible, and on large maps at the Garden Fair.
These vendors will be outside:
Brandy Tang
Ceramic Chinn
Chicken Run Rescue
Chicken Stix
Cowsmo
Curtis Ingvoldstad
Dick’s Designs
Down Home Enterprises
Eureka Pots of Minnesota
Garden Club of Ramsey County
Garden Iron Imports
Gardening for Bees
Giving Tree Gardens
Growing Blue Flowers
Hampden Park Co-op
Holistic Health Farms
Kettle Corn
The Mikeology Store
Minnesota Bonsai Society
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Paramount Green
Permaculture
Plantjotter
Seed Savers Exchange (information on saving seeds)
Smokey’s Charbroiler
Webster Farm Organic
Wolcott Art
Worm Composting for the Simple Person
Yardly Art
These vendors will be inside the Grandstand:
Seed Savers Exchange (east end of the central stairs)
Terrace Horticultural Books (along the edge of the stairs)
Winsome Orchids (under the center stairs)
