Rocky Mountain Chapter - NARGS

Spring Plant sale

It's time again for the annual spring plant sale!

We are again partnering with the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society
to have an even bigger and better sale!

The Exhibition Hall
Jefferson County Fair Grounds
15200 W 6th Ave, Golden, CO 80401

April 27th & April 28th

Presale for Members & Volunteers

RMC Members get in for free and get pre-sale member-only shopping access on Friday, April 26th — 5:00 to 8:00 pm, or after we have the Plant Show ready to go.

Show & Sale

Saturday April 27th – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday April 28th – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Plant Providers

Check back often to see what has changed leading to a fantastic inventory for the April sale.

Denver Botanic Gardens, Grown at the Gardens

Wide assortment of rock garden plants.

Harlequin’s Gardens

Native and well adapted plants.

High Plains Environmental Center

Xeric perennials, true alpines, and rare native wildflowers (think Penstemon! Eriogonum!).

Michael Barbour

About 200 plants, including unique and  hard-to-get alpine and rock garden plants, more traditional perennials and some interesting succulents from South Africa and Mexico.

Kiyota Greenhouse

A variety of showy and sturdy dwarf perennials and rock garden plants.

Ragged-edge Pots/Domenique Turnbull

Wide variety of troughs

Little Valley Nursery

Wide selection of rock garden plant

Laporte Avenue Nursery

Locally grown conifers

Manzanitas Plus

Cold-hardy Manzanitas, naturalized hybrids from Colorado.

Wild Things Nursery (Jeff Ottersberg)

Rare succulents (mostly natives) grown from seed Native, drought-tolerant plants of the prairie and desert

Perennial Favorites

Perennials, annuals, grasses and native/ water-wise plants grown at high elevation.

Edelweiss Perennials

The premier grower of gentians, edelweiss and other choice compact plants.

Ilhahe Rare Plants (Mark Akimoff)

Best known for bulbs, Mark is branching out into all kinds of rock garden plants. Tough plants for changing climate conditions.

Kathy Allen

Kathy is closing her nursery specializing in choice alpines: these are her last offerings.

Western Evergreen Nursery

Dwarf, rare and unusual conifers, in small sizes.

Draggin’ Wing High Desert Nursery

Native and regionally adapted plants selected for cold-hardiness, low maintenance, and drought tolerance.

Edwards Greenhouse & Flower Shop

Several flats of very choice Aloinopsis hybrids and other rare plans.

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Alpines and others Photo by Michael Barbour
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Eriogonum umbellatum humistratum Photo by Hugh Mac Millan
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Troughs at Betty Ford Gardens Photo by MM
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Pinus edulis dwarf. Photo by Panayoti Kelaidis

More detailed information on special plants to look for at the sale!

Get your friends to join, or renew to avoid $5 public admission charge

(Children 12 and Under Enter Free)

Volunteers needed!
Volunteer 6+ hours and get 20% discount on plant purchases

(Sorry, not on troughs)

Details

To receive the 20% Discount, you’ll need to fulfill two requirements:

  • You must be a good standing member of the club by March 31, 2022, and
  • You must volunteer 6 hours during the weekend & signed off by a team lead.

Volunteer shifts are 2 to 4 hours each, depending on the position & you can replace 1 shift with one hot dish (until filled) Please coordinate with Food Committee.

 

All volunteer shift check-ins are at the plant check table, head there before your station.

Often the crowd comes in waves and there might be a few minutes where you can be helpful in other areas! Thank you in advance!

Thanks for your understanding as we streamline our volunteer and member discount policies.