Plant Fair will again be hosting WATERFOWL! Do you need a duck? A goose? Another duck? YOU DO. Myles Bowen Waterfowl is coming back to Plant Fair and if I had to guess I’d say he’s bringing things with wings that also swim and eat slugs. (plz keep your leashed dogs far away and…
Grease up those wagon wheels, clear out the trunk, and get ready to load it up with beautiful plants from The Bunker Farm! Our lovely friend Helen will be bringing some of her more frost tolerant selections of annuals, biennials, and perennials- many of the classics people are hoping to catch, foxgloves, verbascums, poppies(omg!)…
Glendale Botanicals is returning to Sakonnet plant sale for its 4th year as a vendor! Rob grows some exquisite rare tropicals so if that’s your thing you can get behind me in line. This year the offerings include sculptural agaves, dramatic platyceriums, vibrant bromeliads, begonias, and striking philodendrons. With a focus on bold shapes,…
The RI/MA southcoast region is a treasure trove of small farms and micro-growers a few of which specialize in native plants. Two of these smaller enterprises are coming to Plant Fair for the first time. Butterfly Effect Farm, a native plant nursery in Westport, Ma, carries native straight species from New England. They grow…
We feel so fortunate to have vendors come to town from a long way off (especially by RI standards!). Most of us know PA-based Edgewood Gardens for its exquisite, near impossible to find gems of the early spring garden -Cyclamen, Trillium, Galantis and species Peonies- but even the most detail oriented gardener is likely…
In celebration of today being the Average Last Frost Date for Little Compton let’s talk about vegetables! Another charming Plant Fair regular is Andrea Toscano from upstate NY with her unusual and very hearty veg and flower collection. This year Andrea is bringing Wapsipinicon Peach Tomato, a super sweet tomato with a little peach…
Today we are cheering a couple of Plant Fair regulars who- in addition to growing outstanding plants- also have educational, amusing, and cheery digital content. Brad of Buddha’s Botanicals has some great educational vids and is coming back to Plant Fair this year with his variety pack of lovely annuals, tropicals and succulents! Jeremy…
If you’re coming to Plant Fair from afar there are several nearby botanical treasures worth time out of your weekend. Avant Gardens is one of those snug magical lands that you might never stumble across without direction and it’s just a couple towns over from Little Compton. Lucky for us that they’re bringing some…
Returning to the Plant Fair stage is Rabbit Hole Plants! The weirdos from Philly are back with familiar and unfamiliar goodies! Hardy plants for shade, sun, and all the special places in between. This year they’ll have lots of small pots filled with exotic little things, a growing selection of rare and oddball ferns…
Today we peek behind the curtain of two marvelous local growers. First is Sean Conway (Sean Conway) – celebrated landscape designer who generally only grows for wholesale but is a Plant Fair staple. This year he’s bringing an eclectic mix of plants including an assortment of perennials, unusual annuals, tender perennials, and topiary. Among…