PlantFest 2025 was a success!

PlantFest, our annual plant sale and garden festival, took place on Oct. 11, 2025, at Blackwood Farm Park, north of Chapel Hill. It was a chilly, windy day but we had a good turnout! Everyone seemed to have fun, from eager plant shoppers to kids who enjoyed crafts and animals. Our plant sale included more more than 3,000 lovely plants. We offered gardening exhibits and demonstrations, kids’ activities, free seed packets, tool sharpening, food, music and more. We also had exhibits featuring community partners and organizations. (See PlantFest photos below.)

Proceeds of the plant sale and art sale will support our activities in the community (we help people learn about plants and gardening).

We thank all of our Master Gardener volunteers who worked hard all year to make PlantFest a success. We also appreciate our community partners, sponsors and donors (see list below). And we are especially grateful to everyone who came! We’ll see you next year - mark your calendar for Oct. 10, 2026!

(Many thanks to photographer Darlene Wells, Hillsborough, NC, for the photos of PlantFest.)