SEASONAL FESTIVALS & PLANT SALES
GARDEN FAIR & PLANT SALE — EXTENDED SALE!
FONA will extend the Garden Fair & Plant Sale into Sunday, April 27th. Many plants in the Plant Sale tent will be discounted!
Plus, seven vendors will return for the extended event: Bailiwick Clothing Company, Boujie Plants, Bruce Ciske Pottery, Embrace the Succ, flowers x flores, Inti Phaxsi Gems, Radical Roots Organic Farm.
Come by the National Arboretum’s New York Avenue parking lot on Sunday, April 27th between 11 AM to 3 PM and fill up on plants. Limited parking will be available in the New York Avenue lot, but will be first come first served. One shuttle will also run from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM between the R Street and Grove parking lots and the event. See map below for details.
We hope you will join us for this mini extended sale! The weather will be gorgeous and the Azalea Collections are still in bloom and look beautiful. It will be a great day to be outside at the National Arboretum.
Thank you to everyone who attended FONA’s Garden Fair & Plant Sale today! Your support helps make us a strong partner to the National Arboretum — thank you!
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GARLIC PLANTING PARTY & BULB SALE
Our annual Garlic Planting Party & Bulb Sale is a great way to celebrate fall and FONA’s community at the National Arboretum! This event takes place each year in the Washington Youth Garden on the last Saturday in October. Attendees can plant garlic, harvest sweet potatoes, try fresh sugar cane juice, and enjoy free nature-based family activities. They can also buy edible and ornamental bulbs to plant in their own gardens. We will share information about the 2025 event in the late summer or early fall of 2025.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
Thank you to all who joined us for our 2024 Christmas Tree Sale! This important annual fundraiser supports our work at the National Arboretum. We hold this event each year in early December. We will share more information about the 2025 Tree Sale in the late summer or early fall of 2025.
LAHR NATIVE PLANT SYMPOSIUM & NATIVE PLANT SALE
The National Arboretum’s Lahr Native Plant Symposium brings together expert speakers for an engaging day of presentations about native plants, pollinators, and ecosystems. FONA’s Native Plant Sale hosts a small number of native plant vendors from across the mid-Atlantic region to sell spring ephemerals and other choice perennials and woody plants.
Both of these events are held together on the same day in late March. Registration for the Lahr Symposium often opens in January.
EVENT VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering at FONA’s events throughout the year is a great way to support our work building community at the National Arboretum. Spend a day enjoying plants and people by volunteering at our annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, or help with other seasonal festivals, concerts, 5K races, and more. No experience is required, but we greatly appreciate when people can commit to volunteering at multiple events throughout the year. Fill out our event volunteer interest form and we will get back to you with more details.
