Date: April 20, 2026
Annapolis, MD – If you’re a gardener in the Annapolis area, mark your calendar: the 52nd Annual Historic Annapolis Plant Sale at the William Paca Garden is coming up on May 9-10, 2026. This local Mother’s Day Weekend tradition is an opportunity to take home some of the more than 8,000 plants nurtured by hand by our talented and incredibly dedicated team of volunteers, including certified Master Gardeners!
Please join us:
- Saturday, May 9: 10:00am – 4:00pm | Enter at 186 Prince George Street
- Sunday, May 10: 12:00pm – 4:00pm | Enter at 3 Martin Street
The plants – perennials, annuals, trees/woodies, vines, and vegetables – represent the best of old and new varieties, including many native plants. Historic Annapolis is proud to be Certified as a Maryland’s Best Native Plants Retailer by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Beautify your garden and help pollinators including bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife!
Perennial fans can look for pretty Lycoris Naked Ladies, rare Byzantine Gladiolus, native Eryngium Yuccifolium, and easy-to-grow Sedum Dazzleberry.
Those looking for annuals have a plethora of options to choose from to fill your garden bed.
Our gomphrenas will grow to 3 feet tall, as will the foxglove that will bloom this year. You can also plant clusters of our cleome, cosmos, giant zinnias, nicotiana, coreopsis, chocolate lace, friendship sage salvia, and tithonia to sway in the summer breeze against a background of hollyhocks and canna.
Kitchen gardeners should look for our Jimmy Nardello Italian peppers, hearty artichokes, local favorite Anne Arundel melon (similar flavor to honeydew), cat grass, and fennel bulb hybrids.
If vines are more your thing, we have two new varieties this year! Don’t miss our
Dwarf Morning Glory ‘Blue Ensign’ and Kanoko Red Speckled Morning Glory. We also have pollinator-friendly corkscrew vines (aka Snail Vines), known for their beautiful spiral-shaped flowers, which are still small currently but will grow to be 6-feet tall – perfect for creating rapid privacy screens and offering low-maintenance, drought-resistant beauty once established.
And on the woody/tree front, we have a couple of beautiful new varieties of hydrangea available this year: the fun-named ‘Little Hottie’ and ‘Strawberry Sundae’!
Also new this year are our limited, exclusive Curated Garden Collections. Pick from the Sun Plant Collection, Shade Plant Collection or Native Plant Collection. Our expert gardeners have selected the ideal plants for each group carefully, so all you have to do is plant them and enjoy!
Whatever you’re looking for, and whatever your gardening skill level, there’s something for everyone at this year’s Paca Garden Plant Sale. Don’t know where to start? Our experts can help you craft the perfect garden.
As always, Historic Annapolis Members get special perks at the plant sale, including exclusive early access at 9:30am on Saturday, plus a 10% discount on plants all weekend!
Not a member? This is the perfect opportunity to join! Tax-deductible memberships start at just $50. Click here to learn more about other benefits of membership and how to join today.
Admission is free to the plant sale and Paca Garden (during the sale). Every plant purchase directly supports our programs and operations, including the care and maintenance of our historic garden. Your support is essential to our success and helps us fulfill our mission to Preserve. Protect. Connect.
Contact: Corey Ruth, Vice President of Communications
Phone: 443-221-6977
Email: corey.ruth@annapolis.org