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North Carolina gardening alert: Fall plant sales abound around Winston-Salem and Greensboro
Fall plants sales around the Piedmont Triad are scheduled for the next few weekends.
Updated: 1:49 PM EDT Sep 10, 2025
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There is something special about a weather gift of low humidity and clear blue skies before the first official day of fall even arrives. If you’ve caught the gardening bug, then you may also know it as fall fever. These cool North Carolina mornings are perfect for digging in the dirt to plant fall blooms and spring surprises. Several upcoming plant sales in the Piedmont Triad may give you new ideas for your autumn garden.Piedmont Triad Fall Plant SalesNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension Alamance County Master Gardener Fall Plant SaleThe first North Carolina fall plant sale will be held today, Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Alamance County Center. Cash or check is accepted for the Master Gardener Fall Plant SaleWhen: Wednesday, Sept. 10Time: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alamance County Center 209-C N Graham-Hopedale Rd, Burlington, NC 27217Money raised from the fall plant sales goes to Arbor Gate Teaching Garden and the Alamance County Extension Master Gardener program. N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County CenterMaster Gardener Fall Plant SaleThe North Carolina State Extension, Forsyth County Center Master Gardener volunteers are hosting their annual fall plant sale this weekend. You can find plants like Moonlight Chrysanthemum, Cardinal Candy, and Sassafras. There is a five-page list below of all the plants available for sale.When: Saturday, Sept. 13 Time: 9 a.m. -1 p.m.Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center is located at 1450 Fairchild Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Plants for Sale: Check out this list of plants available at this weekend’s big salePayment Accepted: Cash or checks onlyNext to their spring plant sale, Saturday’s event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association of Forsyth County. Money raised by the Association goes to host special educational classes and events held by Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers.Reynolda Gardens Plant SaleReynolda Gardens Fall Plant Sale will have nearly 100 plants for sale with perennials, shrubs, grasses, ferns and one type of vine on sale.When: Saturday, Sept. 27Time: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: Reynolda House front lawn, 2250 Reynolda RoadWinston-Salem, NC 27106Plants for Sale: Find the complete list here.If you are a Friend of Reynolda Gardens, you can receive a sneak preview and early access to the sale. Call 336-758-5889 or email advancement@reynolda.org to become a friend. Regional Fall Plant Sales in North CarolinaNorth Carolina Botanical garden in Chapel Hill Member’s Fall Plant SaleWhen: Friday, Sept. 26 Times: Assigned evening time based on pre-registrationWhere: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill, NC 27517If you’re a member of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, you can register for the Member’s Fall Plant Sale beginning Wednesday, Sept. 10 at noon. The sale on Friday, Sept. 26 opens one day before the public sale and pre-registration required in order to get a reservation. You can reach out to the membership team with any registration questions via email: ncbgmembership@unc.edu Fall Plant SaleNative wildflowers and seeds, shrubs, trees, ferns and vines will be for sale and details can be found here.When: Saturday, Sept. 27Time: 9 a.m. -1 p.m.Where: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill, NC 27517North Carolina Catawba County ExtensionMaster Gardener Fall Native Plant Sale If you would like to order ahead, you can take a look at the Fall Native Plant Sale Catalog and order plants through Oct. 3 with a pick up date in mid-October to be determined. The sale will benefit the Master Gardener program at the Catawba Extension office. To reach out to the extension office, you can send an email to catawbamastergardeners@gmail.com or call 828-465-8240.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —
There is something special about a weather gift of low humidity and clear blue skies before the first official day of fall even arrives.
If you’ve caught the gardening bug, then you may also know it as fall fever. These cool North Carolina mornings are perfect for digging in the dirt to plant fall blooms and spring surprises. Several upcoming plant sales in the Piedmont Triad may give you new ideas for your autumn garden.
Piedmont Triad Fall Plant SalesNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension Alamance County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale
The first North Carolina fall plant sale will be held today, Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Alamance County Center. Cash or check is accepted for the Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale
When:
Time: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alamance County Center 209-C N Graham-Hopedale Rd, Burlington, NC 27217
Money raised from the fall plant sales goes to Arbor Gate Teaching Garden and the Alamance County Extension Master Gardener program.
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County CenterMaster Gardener Fall Plant Sale
The North Carolina State Extension, Forsyth County Center Master Gardener volunteers are hosting their annual fall plant sale this weekend. You can find plants like Moonlight Chrysanthemum, Cardinal Candy, and Sassafras. There is a five-page list below of all the plants available for sale.
When: Saturday, Sept. 13
Time: 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center is located at 1450 Fairchild Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Plants for Sale: Check out this list of plants available at this weekend’s big sale
Payment Accepted: Cash or checks only
Next to their spring plant sale, Saturday’s event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association of Forsyth County. Money raised by the Association goes to host special educational classes and events held by Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers.
Reynolda Gardens Plant Sale
Reynolda Gardens Fall Plant Sale will have nearly 100 plants for sale with perennials, shrubs, grasses, ferns and one type of vine on sale.
When: Saturday, Sept. 27
Time: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: Reynolda House front lawn, 2250 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Plants for Sale: Find the complete list here.
If you are a Friend of Reynolda Gardens, you can receive a sneak preview and early access to the sale. Call 336-758-5889 or email advancement@reynolda.org to become a friend.
Regional Fall Plant Sales in North Carolina
North Carolina Botanical garden in Chapel Hill Member’s Fall Plant Sale
When: Friday, Sept. 26
Times: Assigned evening time based on pre-registration
Where: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill, NC 27517
If you’re a member of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, you can register for the Member’s Fall Plant Sale beginning Wednesday, Sept. 10 at noon. The sale on Friday, Sept. 26 opens one day before the public sale and pre-registration required in order to get a reservation. You can reach out to the membership team with any registration questions via email: ncbgmembership@unc.edu
Fall Plant Sale
Native wildflowers and seeds, shrubs, trees, ferns and vines will be for sale and details can be found here.
When: Saturday, Sept. 27
Time: 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Where: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill, NC 27517
North Carolina Catawba County Extension
Master Gardener Fall Native Plant Sale
If you would like to order ahead, you can take a look at the Fall Native Plant Sale Catalog and order plants through Oct. 3 with a pick up date in mid-October to be determined. The sale will benefit the Master Gardener program at the Catawba Extension office. To reach out to the extension office, you can send an email to catawbamastergardeners@gmail.com or call 828-465-8240.
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