Native Plant Sales! Spring 2023

Each spring and fall, Society volunteers plan and host native plant sales. Texas native plants can be difficult to find at the typical nursery, so these sales are crucial to promoting the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants in Texas yards and landscapes. Below is a list of upcoming sales. If you don’t see a plant sale near you right now, check back later because we’ll keep adding sale dates as we find out about them.

Chapter Sales

March 18 – 22 ONLINE, Pick up April 1: Williamson County Chapter will provide online shopping options on a limited selection of plants. Read more details.

March 25: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Lick Creek Park (13600 Rock Prairie Rd.). Hosted by Post Oak Chapter (College Station). Other information: no sales before 9am. For more details, contact chapter.

March 25: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Heartwood Community Garden (315 Heartwood Dr., Austin). Hosted by Austin Chapter (Austin). Read more details.

April 1: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Williamson County’s Champion Park group pavilions (3830 Brushy Creek Road, Cedar Park). Hosted by the Williamson County Chapter (Williamson County). Read more details.

April 14: Pines & Prairies Chapter Members Only sale, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at New World Botanical. Become a member.

April 15: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at U of H Clear Lake/ Environmental Institute of Houston (2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston). Hosted by Clear Lake Chapter (Houston/Clear Lake). Read more details.

April 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at New World Botanical (2701 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery). Hosted by Pines & Prairies Chapter (Montgomery County). Read more details.

April 22: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Herff Farm (33 Herff Rd., Boerne). Hosted by Boerne Chapter (Boerne). Read more details.

April 22: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Barrow Brewing (108 Royal St. Salado, TX). Hosted by Tonkawa Chapter (Salado). Read more details.

April 22: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Headwaters at the Comal (333 E Klingman Street New Braunfels). Hosted by New Braunfels Chapter (New Braunfels). Other information: no charge; plenty of parking; Earth Day event with activities for kids. For more details, contact chapter or follow their Facebook Page.

April 22 – 23: Times vary. At Heard Museum (1 Nature Place, McKinney). Hosted by Collin County Chapter (McKinney). Read more details.

April 29: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the First Mondays Trade Days (317 Santa Fe Dr., Weatherford). Hosted by Cross Timbers Chapter (Weatherford). Read more details about First Monday Trade Days.

April 29: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Flower Mound High School (3411 Peters Colony Rd., Flower Mound). Hosted by Trinity Forks Chapter (Denton). The sale will be in the back parking lot, corner of Old Settlers and Sagebrush. Read more details.

May 6: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Native Plants and Prairies Day, Bath House Cultural Center (512 East Lawther Dr., Dallas). Hosted by Dallas Chapter (Dallas). Read more details.

May 6: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Elm Grove Pavilion, River Legacy Park (701 NW Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington). Hosted by North Central Chapter (Arlington). Read more details.

Partner Plant Sales

Don’t forget to check out all these other wonderful organizations hosting spring sales. Some plants at these sales may or may not be native to Texas. Be sure to do your own homework to learn about plants for your ecoregion before you shop.

Spring Plant Sales at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Read more details.

Spring Plant Sales at Randol Mill Park Greenhouse, by Molly Hollar Wildscape. For more information, visit their website.

April 1: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at San Marcos Discovery Center. Read more details.

April 1-2: Stephen F. Austin Plant Sales at 900 Raguet St. in Nacogdoches. Parking will be available at SFA’s Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center. Read more details.

April 1-18: Online orders. Pick up Friday April 28. Hosted by Tarrant County Master Gardener Association. For more information, visit their website.

April 15-16: Fair Park, Dallas at Texas Discovery Gardens. Read more details.

April 15: Myers Park, Mckinney, hosted by Collin County Master Gardener Association. For more information, visit their website.

About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason