April  7, 14 , 21
  Saturday     9:00-1:00

  Green Spring Gardens hosts Garden Markets with a 'Farmer's Market'
  atmosphere with plenty of choices for your early spring planting!
  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 early spring, they are
  truly a horticultural treat!

  For more information visit:   Green Spring Gardens 
  

  Growers offer a vast array of plants at this annual event sponsored by the
   Friends of River Farm. 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 essence of Spring!

  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.

 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
  there are exceptional growers selling their plants, ranging from popular
  favorites to rare exotics. What more can we say? We love this place and we
  love the Volunteers!  If this is your first trip to LGBG, you really need to
  take time for  a stroll through the gardens when  you're finished shopping!
 
  For more information visit:  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

     

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

  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. More than 40 vendors descend upon the
  gardens and offer plants to fill your spring gardening needs. Plan to arrive
  early for the best selections and take time to enjoy the glorious gardens
  while you're there - it's a botanical treat!

  For more information visit:   Green Spring Gardens
      
   

  (We're sorry to announce that our Open Houses for May, 2012 have been cancelled.
    Please check back later this summer when we should be posting information for a
    a Fall Open House.)

 We're extending an open invitation to visit our home and gardens in
  Stonewall Country! The gardens are usually at their full peak 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 selections sell out early in the year!

  *A few of our specialty plants are not available at these reduced prices and
   our Trees and Shrubs are sold at regular prices.
   

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

   We'll look forward to seeing you later this Spring! 
              ~  Rick and Debbie