Spring Plant Sale Guide 2024

Sale Guide 2024

FREE ADMISSION | MEMBERS RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT MARCH

14 MARCH

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Member-Only Day 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Last entry 2 p.m.

Public Sale 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Last entry 2 p.m.

1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.

Phoenix, AZ 85008

Reservations are required for timed entry.

Design Dilemmas?

View our solutions on page 6

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION Parking is limited and fills quickly. Consider the following alternative modes of transportation: 1 Lyft: Save 10% with code: DBG 2 Carpool: Bring a friend and celebrate

your green thumb in more ways than one (please note, visitors must be a Member to attend Member-Only Day).

3 Valley Metro: Route 56 drops off and picks up

Metro riders steps away.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO All major credit cards are accepted.

Questions? Look for anyone with a Garden nametag.

No cash transactions

There is one restroom located in the Plant Sale.

Map on page 3.

Plant Holding Area: For large orders that will be picked-up same day.

Look for this icon on the map.

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Plant Loading Area: Staff help load large purchases in row 7 of the parking lot.

Plant Delivery is available. See page 4 for details.

PLEASE NOTE: No pets allowed. Only service dogs or miniature horses.

PLANT HIGHLIGHTS ALOE WONDERLAND With the Garden Signature plant line, you have one-of-a-kind access to the Garden’s plant collections for your yard. Choose from a curated selection of succulents grown by Plant Sale Director Kenny Zelov.

All Garden Signature plants are grown from Garden seeds and cuttings. Look for orange pot labels.

Select from an expanded variety of aloes that will make you smile with delight. Aloe Specialist, Starr Urbatsch will answer questions and assist with your selections.

BARGAIN HUNTERS

Find plants that need some extra care and attention.

ANGELICA’S GARDEN SHED Public Horticulturist Angelica Elliott has selected a set of unique, specialized tools and fun items for successful desert gardening. Stop by with your questions or ask for tool recommendations.

Talk with the milkweed experts to create the perfect pollinator garden.

Find plants that have been specifically selected and grown in the Garden’s nursery exclusively for Plant Sale. They have been individually selected because of their uniqueness, rarity, or lack of availability in the trade. Look for the green pot labels.

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2024 Event Map Cactus & Bareroot Pottery Tent Agaves & More Fruit Trees Bargain Hunters Herbs and Veggies Aloe World Specialty Succulents Shrub & Perennials ine

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Rest and Relax Area

PLANT DELIVERY Delivery Fee $150 | Fee Waived for Orders more than $1,500 Ask a Staff Member For More Information

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WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED! Top three ways to make sure your plants make it from their pots to your landscape.

1 Match the correct plant to your site requirements. Not all desert plants require the same growing conditions. What are the environmental conditions of your yard? Check out this Clever Garden video for help.

2 Know the correct planting techniques for transferring your plants from pots to the ground. The How To Plant video will get you started.

3 Aftercare is key once your plants are in the ground. Use the How To Water video to set your plants up for success.

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DESIGN DILEMMAS Desert Landscape School (DLS) and Plant Sale Director, Kenny Zelov, have teamed-up to solve your design dilemmas. Use the buttons to learn more, see plant lists and designs.

North-facing Landscape Ideas to get you started for planting a north-facing garden.

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Landscaping for a Small Space Be inspired to create a small space or courtyard garden of your dreams.

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DLS offers solutions for your plant care dilemmas.

Try the Plant Problems and Diagnosis short course.

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BEAT THE HEAT

Heat Tolerant Gardening Saturday, March 16, Sunday, March 17 | 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m.

Learn how to care for your new plants throughout the warm season in the desert heat. Join experts from the Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society to learn which plants grow well in the heat and tips for keeping your plants alive in the summer. A shopping list of heat tolerant plants available at the plant sale will be provided and there will be plenty of time for questions. Take home your own small heat tolerant plant to start your summer garden.

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Heat-Tolerant Landscape Guide Explore the best plants for a Heat-Tolerant Garden

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SPINES N’ CLAY Artist Bill Lindsey will bring his handmade pottery to the Spring Sale.

His pots are oxidation fired with solar power and proudly crafted and inspired by the Sonoran Desert.

POTTING YOUR PLANT Potting soil and potting mixes available for purchase Cactus Mix | Pumice | Seeding and Potting Mix | Houseplant Soil Mix | Raised Garden Bed Soil Mix | Worm Castings

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JOIN TODAY AND SAVE! BECOME A GARDEN MEMBER Garden membership not only grants exclusive access to Members’ Preview at the Plant Sales and 10% off purchases–also receive unlimited admission all year, Garden Shop and ticket discounts, reciprocal admissions to other gardens and much more. Details at dbg.org.

Plant Sale Refund Policy All products purchased at the Fall Plant Sale leave with a Garden stamp of approval and are nonrefundable.

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