Rick's Custom Nursery  invites you to visit us this Spring!

     We encourage you to place an order in advance to pick up at 
     any of these Garden Fairs.  Often customers attend these events
     looking for plants listed on our website. We have limited space
     on our truck and it's not possible to bring everything we grow!

    We're making plans for our 4th Annual Open House and Plant Sale
    and hope you'll be able to visit! 
   
    

  Potomac Valley Chapter - North American Rock Garden Society
  presents:  2009 Eastern Winter Study Weekend - "Some Like it Hot"    

  January 30, 31 and February 1  
  Saturday     4:30-6:15 (Vendors Open to Public) The Sheraton Reston Hotel, Reston, VA

  An entire weekend is planned with workshops and an excellent selection of speakers  from a wide range of
  backgrounds. We've been invited as one of the top-line vendors who will be exhibiting at this event!
  On Saturday, January 31,  the public is invited to shop the wide array of plants displayed by these vendors
  as well as those offered from the collections of PVC-NARGS members.

  For more information visit:   2009 Eastern Winter Study Weekend 

  April  4, 11 
  Saturday     9:00-1:00

  Every Saturday throughout the spring, Green Spring Gardens have
  Garden Markets with a 'Farmer's Market' atmosphere. We will be
  attending Saturday, April 4th and 11th. Also, Green Spring's Master
  Gardeners will be available to answer your questions and provide
  information on shade gardening, composting, containers, etc.  If you
  have not seen the gardens in the spring, they are truly a horticultural
  treat!

  For more information visit:   Green Spring Gardens 

  The volunteers at River Farm are to be commended for their efforts in
  coordinating this annual event. The volunteers' plea for better weather
  has rewarded us with excellent weather the past few years and our
  "die-hard" gardeners have been delighted! We're thrilled once more to
  be one of the many growers offering a vast array of plants at this annual
  event. Vendors donate a portion of their sales to benefit the gardens and
  grounds of River Farm, so come to shop and help support the gardens.
  The gardens at River Farm during this weekend event are spectacular
  with spring blooming bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Be sure to bring
  your cameras to capture the beauty!

  For more information visit:  AHS-River Farm
  Parking $3.00, AHS members free with AHS Membership Card or
  mailing label from current issue of The American Gardener.

        *Advance Orders must be received by 04/12 for pick up at this sale.   

  "Put on your favorite garden shoes, grab your little red wagon" and join us
  for the 25th anniversary of the first major plant sale of the season in the
  Richmond area! This will be our second year exhibiting at Maymont and
  we'll look forward to seeing everyone again. A wonderful assortment of
  vendors will be exhibiting as well as the Great Gardening Classes and
  Fantastic Free Demonstrations which are offered throughout the day. 

  For more information visit:  Maymont Herbs Galore & More

       *Advance Orders must be received by 04/20 for pick up at this sale.    

 The Annual Spring Plant Sale, sponsored by the LGBG Volunteers, is one of
  the largest in the region. We've been exhibiting here for over 25 years and
  once again we'll be one of many exceptional growers selling their plants,
  ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics. What more can we say?
  We love this place and we love the Volunteers! Come join us again this
  year and if this is your first trip to LGBG, you really need to take time for
  a stroll through the gardens after you've finished your shopping!
 
  For more information visit:  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

       *Advance Orders must be received by 04/26 for pick up at this sale. 

  A Mother's Day Weekend tradition! This wonderful event, organized by the
  FOSA volunteers (Foundation of the State Arboretum), is a huge draw for
  familes who are attracted by the events offered for all ages throughout the
  weekend. A wide variety of plants and garden-related items are available
  from carefully selected high-quality vendors as well as plants sold by the
  Arboretum which have been divided or propagated from the Arboretum
  grounds. We'll be among the invited growers selling our rare and unusual
  perennials, trees and shrubs. Plan to bring your Mother to the Fair this
  weekend! Parking fee but all activities are free!
  
  For more information visit:  Blandy Experimental Station

       *Advance Orders must be received by 05/04 for pick up at this sale.
 

  An annual rite of spring at one of the most outstanding gardens in this area!
  This plant sale is fast and furious and the FROGS volunteers (Friends of
  Green Spring) perform a valuable service in organizing and keeping up
  with the hectic pace of this sale. We'll be one of the more than 40 vendors
  who descend upon the gardens and offer our plants to fill your spring
  gardening needs. Get there early for the best selections and plan for time
  to enjoy the glorious gardens while you're there - it's a botanical treat!

  For more information visit:   Green Spring Gardens

       *Advance Orders must be received by 05/11 for pick up at this sale. 
   

 We're extending an open invitation to visit our home and gardens in
  Stonewall Country! The gardens will be at their full peak this weekend
  and we invite you to take a stroll through our gardens and hopefully find
  inspiration for your own plantings. We're expanding the gardens every
  year with the enticing selection of new plants we have available for you,
  so there's always something new! While you're in the area, plan to take
  a Carriage Tour of Historical Downtown Lexington or spend some time
  exploring the many other natural and historical sights in our area.

  All plants displayed* -  $5.00 each!!!
 *Some plants are already sold out and a few plants will not be available
   at the reduced prices.

  For more information and directions visit:   Open House 
  or email us at:   info@rickscustomnursery.com   

  The volunteers at this Arboretum have developed a great show that has
  been growing every year. We're delighted to exhibit at this event - it's so
  close to home! Vendors offer excellent selections for your gardens and
  botanical artists and Botanical Societies providing educational information
  will also be exhibiting.

  For more information visit:    Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

       *Advance Orders must be received by 05/26 for pick up at this sale. 

                       We're looking forward to seeing you in 2009! 
                      Rick and Debbie