Plant Sale 2026

The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum invite you to our Annual Plant Sale on the first weekend in May.

As in past years, there will be special early shopping — plus refreshments, door prizes and a plant dividend — for Members Only on Friday evening May 1st from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Reservations required, so reserve a spot using our Google Form. Registration closes at noon on May 1st.

Details about the Members’ Plant Dividends are here.

Throughout the sale you’ll be able to get advice from local plant experts and to select from a huge variety of houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Don’t miss our lecture featuring ‘Native Plants for the Home Landscape’ with David Culp. Details on our Events Page.

Volunteer Opportunities

Want to get involved and learn more about the plants at the sale?  Volunteer to help us set up April 25 – May 1 and during the sale May 2-3.  The 2026 Plant Sale Volunteer Opportunities and sign ups will be posted soon.

Experience is the Best Teacher

My appreciation for shade trees has certainly changed over the years. Like many gardeners, it was a group of plants I valued yet rarely used in designs or planted! Of course, perspectives changes and I am now a huge proponent of planting shade trees. I have grown especially fond of trees that can tolerate ...

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2026 Plant List

So many plants and so little time! The link to the list on Google Sheets will be COMING SOON. Once again, we couldn’t restrain ourselves and have ordered hundreds of different plant varieties so far for the upcoming sale. You can sort it by using Google Sheets Data command, or you can download it as a pdf ...

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Spicy and Fragrant Witch Hazels are Right Under our Nose

For the gardener who craves flowers, I have found late fall into early winter to be the most challenging season for a frost hardy floral display. Every plant with a lick of ‘common sense’ is entering into dormancy in preparation for a long winter’s nap. Only the most ardent of bloomers would consider flowering then! ...

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Pictures from the 2025 Plant Sale

As we get material ready for posting on this year’s Plant Sale page, we thought you would enjoy these pictures from last year at the Plant Sale.

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