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Cape Fear Native Plant Festival-Re-Imagined!

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The Cape Fear Native Plant Festival is being re-imagined for 2024! 
The Native Plant Alliance will host the 9th Annual Native Plant Festival September 18-21, 2024 with evening speakers on September 18, 19, and 20 at the New Hanover County Arboretum. On Saturday, September 21st, visitors can shop at our plant vendors throughout the Cape Fear Region. We will no longer have the festival onsite at the Arboretum. Please visit this page for more details as we get closer to the event.
The mission of the Native Plant Festival is to educate the public on the benefits and importance of native plants for our local ecosystems, and to promote and support native plant growers to increase demand and supply of native plants in our region.
For information about the festival and a map, check out our online Program!
Where and When to Learn
We will feature speakers in the evenings leading up to the Festival at the New Hanover County Arboretum.
Speaker Schedule
  • Wednesday, September 18th, 6:30-8 p.m.
    • Natural Attraction: How Native Plants Bring Pollinators Home        Join Extension Master Gardener ℠ volunteer, Patti Achee, to learn how your yard can become a natural beacon for pollinators by implementing the principles of the Nature at Home program. This award-winning program, through New Hanover County Extension, offers homeowners the opportunity to have a team of Master Gardener volunteers visit their yard to provide individualized recommendations to transform their outdoor living spaces into biodiverse, wildlife–friendly habitats. Yards that meet sustainable practices are also able to become Certified Nature at Home yards. Come learn why this program is needed, the basic principles of the program, and how your yard can become not only a beacon for pollinators but a haven for native plants that add back biodiversity into our city, one yard at a time. Click here for more information and to REGISTER.
  • Thursday, September 19th, 6:30-8 p.m.
    • Native Plant Propagation Workshop  Join Karen Mulcahy, Owner of Above the Briery Nursery, to learn how you can collect, process, and sow native seeds to grow your own native plants. Karen has years of experience and knowledge on how to successfully propagate plants and will teach you the secrets to success. This workshop will be hands on and interactive. Click here for more information and to REGISTER.
  • Friday, September 20th, 6:30-8 p.m., Keynote Speaker
    • Natural Communities of Southeastern NC: Long Leaf Pines     The Cape Fear Native Plant Festival is proud to present our Keynote Speaker, Roger Shew, UNWC Professor and expert coastal naturalist. Roger is a native of Brunswick County, has been educating UNCW students and the community for decades about our wild spaces, their importance, and the threats to our regional ecosystem. He works in the community to preserve these habitats, including his self-described “natural treasures” of the coastal plain in southeastern North Carolina. Our community is at a critical stage with development and pollution endangering our natural ecosystems, including our natural treasures and the species that call them home. Join Roger to learn about our unique coastal ecology with a special focus on Long Leaf Pines. Click here for more information and to REGISTER.
Where and When to BuyPlants will not be For Sale at the Arboretum

Native Plants will be available for sale at various vendors throughout the Cape Fear Area on Saturday, September 21st. Some locations will host multiple vendors.

1. Pender Pines Garden Center – 20949 Hwy 17, Hampstead, 28443
2. Blooms & Branches Garden Center – 5523 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, 28403
3. Wild Bird and Garden – 3501 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, 28403
  •      Going Native Gardens
  •      Duane Truscott
4. The Garden Shop on Moss – 1942 Moss St, Wilmington, 28403
  • Seed Swap, NHC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
5. Shelton Herb Farm – 340 Goodman Rd NE, Leland, 28451
  •      Flytrap Jones
  •      Grizz’s Native Plant Nursery
  •      Above the Briery, LLC
  •      Wild Meadow Farm
  •      The Herbal Gnome
  •       By Franchesca Studios
  •       The Honey Bee Farm at White Heron Retreat
  •       Well Fed Ed Food Truck Menu
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand at Pender Pines, Blooms and Branches, and Shelton Herb Farm to answer gardening related questions and to speak with visitors about how they can add well adapted native plants to their own gardens to help support insects and wildlife. Blooms and Branches will also feature 4-H children’s activities!
We hope you’ll join us at the 2024 Native Plant Festival to Learn, Grow, and Conserve our precious natural resources!
The Native Plant Alliance is grateful for the support of our sponsor, the Friends of the New Hanover County Arboretum.