Education & Events
Seed Start Swap
Saturday, May 31st – All Garden Centers
11am – 1pm
Trade some of your go-to (labeled, pest- and disease-free) starts for something new, and share your extras with other gardeners who will tend them as lovingly as you did.
Houseplant Swap
Saturday, June 7th – All Garden Centers
10am – 1pm
Trade some of your (labeled, pest- and disease-free) houseplants or propagates for something new, and share your favorites with other gardeners who will care for them as lovingly as you did.
Rain Garden Education Event
Saturday, June 14th – Shelburne, VT
11am
Join us alongside the Town of Shelburne and representatives from Stream Team, Winooski NRCD, BLUE BTV, and Lake Champlain Sea Grant for an educational session on rain gardens. See one in action at our Shelburne garden center (planted in 2024 by our employee-owners), and learn how to use native plants to start your own!
No registration required.
Gardening with the Wild
Sunday, June 15th – Burlington, VT
11am
Learn about the plants beyond the label of weed; where they come from, if they traveled here - how and when, historical uses and their ecological services. Hosted by author of An Urban Field Guide to the Plants, Trees, and Herbs in Your Path – Maggie Herskovits.
Plastic Pot Take Back Day
Saturday June 21st – All Garden Centers
10am – 2pm
Visit any of our garden centers on June 21st to recycle your #2 & #5 plastic pots! Any size – any color – from any retailer. Pots should be pre-sorted by 2 & 5, and free of soil, debris, tags, and stickers!
No registration required.