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Fall FloraFEST Native Plant Sale at UTEP
October 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free
Celebrate the fall with the region’s largest native plant sale!
The UTEP Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens will welcome all visitors to a one-day FloraFEST 2021 Fall Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until we sell out!), Saturday, October 9th, at the UGLC Plaza. Fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs, and other hardy perennials. During the plant sale visitors can visit with Master Gardeners, horticulturalists, and other plant experts for advice on which plants will do best at their homes.
Learn more about the sale by visiting florafest.org.
Click here to see the plants that will be for sale. Quantities are limited on some species, so contact Kevin Floyd by noon, Monday, September 27th, to see about special orders.
Volunteers make our plant sale successful! Positions for people with all levels of plant expertise are available.
Click here to learn more and fill out a short questionnaire with your availability.
FloraFEST is the only fundraiser for the operations of the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, and we appreciate your continued support!
Recommended reading to prepare for shopping at the FloraFEST plant sale*:
Ornamental Plants for Far West Texas – Native trees, shrubs, flowering plants, grasses, and succulents with water-use categories.
Chihuahuan Desert Plants – Hundreds of native plants from the Greater Chihuahuan Desert Region, most with photographs and basic information.
El Paso Desert Blooms Water Smart Landscaping Guide – Helpful interactive website by El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU). See “Plants” for plant lists and guided searches with photos. “Gardens” has options for garden photo “tours” and galleries.
*While plants found on these websites are not guaranteed to be at FloraFEST, they are representative of the types of native and adapted plants you will find.
Websites:
FloraFEST
FloraFEST Logistics
The Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the Centennial Museum
Facebook | Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
Venue: On the UTEP campus, at the UGLC (Undergraduate Learning Center) Plaza. Click here for more information.
Source credits: The Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the Centennial Museum and El Paso County Master Gardeners | Learn » Gardening Topics-Links