10 local plant sales + more to get ready for spring

Reviewed by: Callie Puryear

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Leaf & Petal (Callie Puryear / Bham Now)

Now that we’re enjoying warmer weather here in Birmingham, it’s time to get your garden ready for spring. Read on for plant sales happening around town, plus local shops to help you spring in to the season.

1. Birmingham Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale

Birmingham Botanical Gardens 4 10 local plant sales + more to get ready for spring
Get ready! (Birmingham Botanical Gardens)

This is a plant sale you don’t want to miss.

Hundreds of plants will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the sale will support the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Garden’s mission: to protect, nurture and share the wonders of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Be sure to bring your portable carts and wagons. Checks and cards will be the only accepted payments.

2. Ruffner Mountain Greenhouse Annual Plant Sale

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Ruffer Mountain. (Bham Now)

Get your bloom on at Ruffner Mountain’s annual plant sale. Shop unique plants including Cherokee Sedge, Black-eyed Susan and Woodland Phlox every Saturday in April.

3. Aldridge Gardens Plant Sale

Own a little bit of Aldridge Gardens when you buy a pass-along plant that lived there. Volunteers and gardeners will be on hand to help with selections and to give advice about placement, care and maintenance.

Fun fact—the star of the show is their “Snowflake” hydrangea.

4. Walden Farms Plant Sale

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Walden Farms will have a wide range of plants available, including edible and medicinal perennial plants. This one is definitely worth the trip over to Bessemer!

5. Collier’s Nursery

Collier’s Nursery is one of Birmingham’s most popular garden centers because of its helpful customer service AND its large selection of high-quality plants and garden items.

6. Andy’s Creekside Nursery

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Bloom into spring with Andy’s. (Andy’s Creekside Nursery’s)

Brighten up your garden with pops of color or leafy greens from Andy’s awesome selection of trees, flowers, plants and shrubs this spring.

7. Sweet Peas Garden Shop

Succulents at Sweet Pea's Garden Shop
Succulents. (Sweet Pea’s Garden Shop’s)

Sweet Peas Garden Shop is a family-owned spot located in the heart of downtown Homewood. They have everything you need for a garden refresh, including:

  • Annuals
  • Perennials
  • Vegetables
  • Herbs
  • Fertilizer
  • Pots
  • Garden Statues

8. Leaf & Petal

We can’t do a Birmingham plant guide without including Leaf & Petal. With four different locations, they have some of the best flowers, plants, garden decor and so much more.

9. Rockett’s Bug Juice Gardens

Rockett’s Bug Juice Gardens has been serving the Birmingham area since 1991. In their shop, you’ll find home-grown flowers, assorted pottery and iron works.

10. Warren Family Garden Center

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Spring colors all around. (Warren Family garden Center)

Warren Family Garden Center is your one-stop-shop for all your gardening must-haves. They currently have beautiful annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees to get you ready for spring.

Want more? Check out these plant sales happening in North Alabama.

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