The 2025 Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University Spring Plant Sale takes place on Saturday, April 5 from 9am-2pm and Sunday, April 6 from 12pm-4pm. The Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University is located at 1503 Bland Avenue in Statesboro and entry is free.
Spring Plant Sale Highlights
- Large Inventory
- Pollinator-Friendly Natives
- Heirloom Plants
- Hard-to-Find Specimens
- Houseplants & More!
Two special gardenias will make an appearance at this year's sale, the Gold Dobloon and the Fukurinkoba Variegated, and Gene Phillips will also bring his impressive Camellias grown in Sylvania.
Interesting natives will include:
- Euonymus americanus, strawberry bush, hearts a burstin
- Lindera benzoin / spicebush, host plant for spicebush swallowtail butterflies
- Don's dwarf wax myrtle, a compact, small shrub of the much larger native wax myrtle
- Vaccinium arboreum, sparkleberry, an extremely tough native plant that should be considered for a parking lot planting due to its ability to withstand full sun, heat conditions as well as bright shade
- Aristolochia tomentosa, deciduous vine host to pipevine swallowtail butterflies
- Native azaleas
- Illicium floridanum "pink frost", variegated with pink hues cultivar of our native
Garden Plant Sales have a focus on connecting the community with their incredible garden projects. Their upcoming Spring Plant Sale will feature pollinator-friendly plants that support their efforts to enhance the butterfly and pollinator garden near Bland Cottage.
Wagons are encouraged. Actual plant availability will be based on what the garden's growers are able to deliver, and plants are not restocked each night.
Purchases can be made with Cash/Check/Charge and all sales will benefit the Garden.
You can preview the sale at http://tiny.cc/plantsale.
Magnolia Circle Party: Exclusive Early Access to the Plant Sale | Friday, April 4th
Magnolia Circle members have exclusive early access to shop our Spring Plant Sale before it opens to the public. Get first pick of the sale’s finest selection of plants.
Not yet a Magnolia Circle member? Join or upgrade your membership today to enjoy this exclusive perk and support the Garden’s mission. Click here to learn more.
The Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern is located at 1503 Bland Ave. in Statesboro. For more information, visit the Garden website.
Thank you to the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern for its generous support of Grice Connect.
