Celebrating 50 Years of Plant Sales
Fall Plant Sale Dates Coming Soon!
Get ready for an exciting season! Our fall plant sale dates will be announced soon—check back here for updates or sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know.
As always, fall is the best time to plant! We’re working on growing a fantastic selection featuring tens of thousands of regionally appropriate plants, including low-water-use favorites, California natives, and Arboretum All-Stars. You won’t want to miss these events!
Location: Arboretum Teaching Nursery (map and directions)
Credit cards, cash and checks accepted.
Plant Inventory and Shopping Tips
Plant Sale Inventory
Find the perfect addition to your garden! Read this for tips on how to make the most of our online inventory. Important: The inventory shown here is not up to date. This list will be refreshed about a week or more before our first fall sale. Explore our plant inventory--complete with photos!
What to Expect
Even if you have attended a plant sale in the past, you may discover some important advice for making the most of your experience below.
13 Tips for a Successful Plant Sale Experience
About our Plant Sales
Shop the one-acre Arboretum Teaching Nursery to find an incredible selection of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region. By choosing to shop with us, not only will you bring home beautiful plants that help support a sustainable environment, your purchases play a vital role in supporting the growth and care of our gardens, student environmental leadership opportunities, and free public programs.
Discover the joys of gardening with plants that help heal our environment while nurturing our community! Become a member to receive 10 percent off your purchases at all our sales and so much more.
- Did you know our plant sales are fundraisers?
Our community members support group — the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden — holds plant sale fundraisers offering an incredible selection of attractive, low-water, easy-care plants perfect for our region. These sales, hosted at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery, are large-scale, festival-style events held several times a year. Watch for the latest information here and in our digital e-newsletter, The Leaflet.
Most of the plants we offer at these sales are grown on site, including the Arboretum All-Stars — our top recommended plants for Central Valley gardens. Our nursery staff, in addition to dozens of students and volunteers, propagate and grow the majority of the plants we sell which make them uniquely suited for continuing to thrive in our local climate.
By shopping these sales, you support the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's environmental leadership programs, the growth of our gardens and collections and the wide variety of free, educational events we offer the public.
Plant Sale Sponsor
Special thanks to
Yolo Federal Credit Union!
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Volunteer for the plant sales
All volunteer positions are currently filled!
Thank you to the hundreds of students and community members who volunteer at our seasonal plant sales in spring and fall, helping as customer assistants, plant counters, cashiers, and more. We truly appreciate your support!
Stay tuned for future volunteer opportunities by checking this page, and sign up for our email newsletter to receive notifications.