Saturday Rock Garden Plant Sale at Tagawa Gardens
Saturday, April 11, 9 AM – 5 PM
The Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC) of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) is thrilled to invite you to our Spring Plant Sale at Tagawa Gardens. This is a must-attend event for gardeners looking for exceptional plants that thrive in rock gardens and perennial gardens well suited to our region.
You’ll find a remarkable selection of plants, including water-wise, Colorado native, pollinator-friendly, and cold-hardy cactus and succulents. Many of these plants are true garden treasures—rarely available at local nurseries.
Throughout the day, enjoy three engaging rock garden presentations led by renowned experts: Marcia Tatroe, Panayoti Kelaidis, Kelly Grummons. For detail go to The Magic of Rock Gardens: Expert Talk & Garden Inspiration
We have two flyers for our Plant Sale, Please download either to promote at your social media platforms, email to friends or anyone who might be interested. Thank you for helping us promote the sale.
Spring Rock Garden Plant Sale Flyer
Smaller Spring Rock Garden Plant Sale Flyer
Magic of Rock Gardens: Expert Talks & Garden Inspiration Flyer
Below are local growers that will be participating at this amazing sale!
Check out their list of plants they might be bringing.
Desert Blooms
Desert Blooms is a family-owned Colorado nursery born from a backyard passion for plants and inspired by resilient, beautiful landscapes. They specialize in waterwise perennials and rock garden plants chosen for hardiness, longevity, and natural beauty. Desert Blooms’ mission is to help gardeners create low-maintenance, water-smart spaces without sacrificing color or texture—sharing the joy of gardening, one plant at a time.
Desert Blooms will bring over 100 varieties of perennials, including: Agastache, Alyssum, Antennaria, Aquilegia, Arenaria, Artemisia, Aubrieta, Ballota, Bergenia, Cerastium, Delosperma, Dianthus, Erigeron, Erodium, Jovibarba, Leontopodium, Lewisia, Penstemon, Phlox, Pterocephalus, Pulsatilla, Nepeta, Raoulia, Salvia, Santolina, Sedum, Saxifraga, Thymus, Verbena, Veronica—and more. Check out the Plant List for Desert Blooms
High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC)
High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC) in Loveland, Colorado is a 501(c)(3) that promotes “Suburbitat,” a philosophy demonstrating that human development and nature can thrive together. The HPEC Native Plant Nursery specializes in growing and offering regionally native plants for the purpose of conserving regional flora and supporting biodiversity in private gardens, public spaces, and wildland restoration.
Plants available at the sale may include:
Amelanchie, Anaphalis, Artemisia, Brickelia, Campanula, Castilleja, Fallugia, Glandularia, Heterotheca, Heterotheca, Heuchera, Penstemon, Picradanopsis, Phacelia, Ribes, Rubellia, Stanleya, Townsendia and more. Check out the Plant List for High Plains Environmental Center
Rock Alpines
Rock Alpines, formerly Mike’s Plant, is a small Colorado nursery focusing on unique alpine plants, especially well suited for rock and crevice gardens. Their carefully curated selection is ideal for gardeners seeking distinctive, tough plants with refined beauty.
Plants may include:
Androsace, Andryala, Arctostaphylos, Arenaria, Aquilegia, Betla, Bolax, Campanula, Chaenorhinum, Cistanthe, Codonopsis, Daphne, Dianthus, Draba, Dracocephalum, Dryas, Edraianthus, Erigeron, Eriogonum, Erodium, Erysimum, Gentiana, Globularia, Hieracium, Hormathophylla, Hymenoxys, Hypericum, Iberis, Ipomopsis, Linum, Mentzelia, Minuartia, Oenothera, Penstemon, Veronica, Townsendia, and many more. Check out the Plant List for Rock Alpines
Cold Hardy Cactus
Cold Hardy Cactus specializes in winter-hardy cacti and succulents, propagating more than 200 varieties—including their exclusive Walk in Beauty hybrid Opuntia.
Their diverse offerings are well suited for crevice and rock gardens and include standout plants such as Agave, Aloinopsis, Coryphantha, Cylindropuntia. Echinocereus, Escobaria, Hesperaloe, Opuntia, Yucca, and more. Check out the Plant List for Cold Hardy Cactus
Denver Botanic Gardens
At the production greenhouses of Denver Botanic Gardens, they grow more than plants for their Gardens and Living Collections—they also cultivate meaningful connections between people and plants through the Grown at the Gardens program. Plants grown in-house for public sales feature a thoughtfully curated mix of native, waterwise, and rock garden species, along with distinctive selections rarely found at typical garden centers. These offerings highlight staff favorites and uncommon treasures especially prized by local rock gardeners.
Denver Botanic Gardens is excited to bring a selection of plant offerings well suited for crevice and rock gardens, alongside other unique, garden-grown plants. These include plants propagated from Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, featuring multiple Saxifraga and Penstemon varieties, as well as rock garden treasures originating from Denver Botanic Gardens’ own Rock Alpine Garden and Panayoti Kelaidis’ home garden.
Plants include: Acantholimon, Aethionema, Agastache, Anagallis, Androsace, Aquilegia, Arenia, Bolax, Commelina, Cryptantha, Daphne, Dionysia, Draba, Dryas, Epilobium, Erysimum, Globularia, Iris henryi, Leptodactylon, Lewisa, Monardella, Myriopteris, Papaver, Penstemon, Raqulia, Salvia, Saxifraga, Scutellaria, Silene, Telexonix, and many more. Check out the Plant List for Denver Botanic Gardens
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Plants
Our sale will feature hundreds of plants to choose from. Below are photos of some of these plants so you can see how beautiful they look when fully grown.
