one of a kind
 

Poplar Grove Plantation's

 Herb & Garden Fair

Sat. Mar. 26
9:00AM to 5:00PM
  Sun. Mar. 27
10:00AM to 4:00PM
 
Plant & Everything Garden Sale ! 
 Spring into Gardening !
An annual rite of spring, Historic Poplar Grove Plantation offers anything and everything for the nature lover.  As always, the fair this year will offer the BEST of local plants from top notch growers.  You'll find organic herb plants, edible flower plants, bonzais, bedding plants, native trees and topiaries.  Once you've found your groovy greens,  complete your garden shopping with organic fertilizer, landscape edging, a one-of-a-kind bird bath, a butterfly house, and a hand crafted lawn chair.  Then, pick up some herbal soap to wash up with, a packet of spice tea for a nice beverage and a slice of rum cake as a delicious reward to enjoy while you relax in the beautiful environment you've created.  Poplar Grove's Herb and Garden Fair has it ALL.  
  
Interested in learning more about natural gardening or fresh cooking?  There are seven fun, educational classes to choose from, taught by experts like Meg Shelton of Shelton Herb Farms.  At 9:00am Saturday, Audubon Education Director and Author, Andy Wood leads an informative bird hike through beautiful Abbey Nature Preserve, a peaceful way to begin the day. 
  
find what you're looking for
 Come on out to the old plantation, it's time to spring into gardening!
 
ANDY WOOD
Bird hike with Andy Wood 

 

 

 

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 Classes and Activities

 

 

Saturday

 9:00AM      Bird Hike-Andy Wood (wear sneakers)

11:00AM     Managing Garden & Landscape Pests

                      Organically-Charlotte Glen 

1:00PM       *Springtime Comfort Food-Susan Boyle(includes lunch)

2:30PM       Tropical Gardens of Cornwall-Susan Hart 

3:30PM       Natural Lawn Care-Ted Wilgis

  

 

Sunday

11:00AM     Backyard Rain Gardens-Ted Wilgis

1:00PM       *Italian Spring Feast-Susan Boyle(includes lunch)

2:30PM       Herb Gardening 101-Meg Shelton

 

                 * $10 fee for cooking classes, includes lunch

Live Broadcast

The Coastal Gardener

Al Hight

                         Saturday, 9AM to10AM

 

Poplar Grove is thrilled to have Al Hight, host of The Coastal Gardener and Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Agent, broadcast live from the Herb and Garden Fair, Saturday morning at 9AM.  A great friend to Poplar Grove and to the gardening community, Al is treasure trove of facts and solutions.  The Coastal Gardener welcomes the public to present their green thumb challenges.   Listen to The Coastal Gardener with Al Hight for tips on your landscaping and garden needs, every Saturday, 9:00AM to 10:00AM on The Big Talker, 93.7 & 106.3 FM..

 

 
 Admission Fee: $5 per person for the entire weekend(come back on Sunday.)  Includes bird hike and classes($10 fee for cooking classes).  

 

For the first time in 19 years of offering the Herb and Garden Fair Poplar Grove is charging admission.  
The $5 fee will help preserve Poplar Grove so that it may continue providing educational programs and, community events like
the Herb and Garden Fair. 
If you appreciate history & love the plantation please consider joining the Poplar Grove Friends Program.  Information is available on-line, in the gift shop and at the fair. Support is greatly needed to save this beloved symbol of the American South.  
Thank you and enjoy the Fair!

 

 

Historic Poplar Grove Plantation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to education, preservation and service to the community.


Find yourself in photos from last year's 


In consideration, please do not bring pets to the Herb & Garden Fair. 
Thank you!

Happy Shopper

WHERE TO FIND US

Poplar Grove Plantation

 10200 US 17,  Wilmington, NC 28411   
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 (910) 686-9518 ext. 26

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