2024 Hennepin County Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale

Date: Saturday, May 18
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Location:
Hopkins Pavilion
11000 Excelsior Blvd
Hopkins, MN

Come celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season! Over 22,000 plants, 25% MORE than Last Year.

HERE’S THE PLANT LIST! Feel free to download and share with family, friends and neighbors.

NEW ADDITION! 100’s of DAHLIA TUBERS AT $5.00!!!

A donor has returned, offering us a great deal on dahlias and we are passing them on to you. If you have always wanted to grow dahlias, this is a wonderful opportunity. Grown in Minnesota. Learn more

NEWS FLASH! We just rented 3000 square feet more! FASTER & EASIER CHECK OUT!

• More cashiers!!!
• More checkout space!
• Wider shopping aisles!

SHOP INDOORS FOR QUALITY PLANTS, GREAT SELECTION, AND GREAT VALUES

• Sun and Shade Perennials, Native Plants, Grasses, Specialty Perennials, Groundcovers, Annuals, Herbs, and Vegetables. We have increased quantities of your favorite plants from last year and have expanded the plant assortment with many new varieties.
• A huge assortment of pollinator friendly-plants.
• All plants are neonicotinoid free.
• More than 40 MGs on hand to answer questions, including Teresa Rooney of WCCO.
• Thousands of plants and 4-packs at $4.00.
• 8.5% Sales Tax is included in our prices.
• Twice as many tally tables for faster check-out.

MORE THAN 625 PLANT VARIETIES! LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PLANTS.

• 5200 Native Plants and Grasses, 50% more than last year, including our Master Gardener volunteer grown milkweeds. We have native grasses, sedges, and wildflowers from our favorite growers, including Natural Shores Technology, known for their ecological restorations. More than 120 varieties. Learn more: Native Plants and Milkweeds and Monarchs
• 5000 Perennials, 10% more than last year. 2200 Sun Perennials, 2400 Shade Perennials and 450 Specialty Perennials. Come shop our fabulous Astilbes, Alliums, Ferns, Coneflowers, Bleeding Hearts, Goatsbeards, Coral Bells, Hostas, Jacobs Ladder, Peonies… and so much more.
• 450 Perennial Groundcovers, 30% more than last year. Wonderful varieties of Groundcover plants, sold in 6 packs for mass planting.
• 3900 Annuals, 35% more than last year, include colorful foliage, flowering vines, gorgeous plants that will bloom throughout the summer. Outstanding assortment of Annuals.
• 4800 Vegetables, 8% increase over last year. We’ll have a wide variety of unique veggies that will be full of flavor and nutrients. Many are perfect for container gardening, and they can add wonderful color to your garden. Learn More: Add Color to your Vegetable Garden and Around the World in Peppers
• 2200 Herbs Plants, 40% more than last year. A wonderful selection including tarragon, thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, parsley, lemongrass, lavender, dill, mojito mint, and 10 varieties of basil. Get ready to cook. Learn More: Shady Acres Rosemary, Small Space, Try Container Gardening with Herbs and Basil, Basil and more Basil

MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER – GROWN SEEDLINGS
Over 2500 seedlings of annual flowers, herbs, and vegetables grown by our own Master Gardener volunteers. Learn More

EXCLUSIVE MN Winners®
Sought-after varieties of vegetables, herbs, and annuals. These varieties have all won our statewide Minnesota Master Gardener Seed Trials. Come early because they sell out quickly. Learn More

OVER 40 MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS ON HAND to answer gardening questions, INCLUDING Hennepin County Master Gardener THERESA ROONEY from WCCO’s Smart Gardens. Learn More

BRING YOUR CART OR WAGON (Free strawberry boxes provided)

SPECIAL NOTE ON JUMPING WORMS To avoid the possible spread of invasive jumping worms, all our plants are nursery-grown or grown by Master Gardener volunteers from seed in soilless potting mix. We are no longer sharing our “garden-grown” plants.

NEONICOTINOID FREE! All growers who supply our plant sale avoid the use of neonicotinoids, which are a class of insecticides implicated in harm to bees and other beneficial insects. Shop with confidence!

PAYMENT: Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted

Thank you for your support!
The plant sale is an important fundraiser that allows us to do our work! All proceeds benefit the University of Minnesota Extension Hennepin County Master Gardener programs, including work with youth and seniors, adult education, community gardens, farmers markets, and much more.

Photo credit: Rhea Pappas and Oliver Swehla