Visitor Days/Hours: Wednesdays - Sundays from 10:00am until 4:00pm
** Winter Hours begin soon! From November 29 - March 21, 2025, will be open Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00am - 4:00pm.**
Historic London Town & Gardens
Visit a "lost" colonial town and garden sanctuary on the South River
Fall Plant Sale:
Saturday, October 5th
* 8:00am - 9:00am: Members Only *
9:00am - 1:00pm: Open to the public
The Plant Sale is an important fundraiser for Historic London Town and Gardens. All proceeds go to supporting the 10+ acres of woodland and ornamental gardens which include some of best collections of magnolia, camellias, and azaleas in the region. You will find plants for sale that you can find in our gardens and all plants are hardy to zone 7a and 7b and do well in heavy clay/sand mix.
FREE TO ATTEND!
Members & Volunteers get 10% off
What will you find at the sale?
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Woodland garden layers, succulent plants and some natives. All plants are hardy to zone 7a and 7b and do well in heavy clay/ sand mix.
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Plants that are represented in our gardens and are thriving in various habitats at London Town, including: woodland gardens (filtered shade), rock berm (full sun), rain gardens, and ornamental gardens.
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Our stock comes from reputed vendors and is hand-picked. Most importantly, all plants are of high botanical and aesthetic value.
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Part of our plant material is lifted and transplanted directly form the gardens, including: seeds, lavender/other dry flower stocks.
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Seasonal items will include: Fall bulbs, mums, pine- cone bags, and nature themed mini-garden kit materials.
What you will find:
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Willow Oak
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Fringe tree
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River Birch
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American Beech
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Sweet Bay Magnolia
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Oak Leaf hydrangea
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Button bush
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Winter Berry Holly
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Red Chokeberry
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Blue Star
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Autumn Fern
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Blue Star
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Swamp Milkweed
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Blue Wild Indigo
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Yellow Wild Indigo
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White Turtlehead
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Pink Turtlehead
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Golden Ragwert
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Wild Petunia
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Bob Hope Camellia
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Camellia 'B. H
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Peacock Camellia
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Winter's Snowman Camellia
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April Dawn Camellia
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Chimonanthus sp.
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Eternal Fragrance Daphne
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Winter Daphne
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Daphne 'Magenta'
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Daphniphyllum
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Illicium floridanum
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Illicium 'Pink starts'
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Elizabeth Magnolia
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Butterfly Magnolia
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Magnolia 'Seboldii'
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Rodgersia
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Tall Stewartia
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Mums and more!
The plant sale will be held near the Visitor's Center at Historic London Town & Gardens, 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037.
See the video of our plant sale too: Link to Facebook Post.