Hardy Fern Foundation Annual Plant Sales

The Hardy Fern Foundation hosts three annual plant sales as well as attending various pop-up sales throughout the region. Sales include a wide array of ferns, from rare and unique offerings to sought after garden staples. It’s your chance to bring home extraordinary treasures and fancy foliage from a variety of specialty nurseries, including spore-grown ferns from our very own propagation program. The specialty nurseries that join us at our sales are different at each sale.

Spring Fern Fest

  • First Saturday in June
  • Bellevue Botanical Garden – in the Aaron Education Center
  • A gathering of local specialty nurseries providing difficult-to-find companion plants and ferns from around the world, including spore-grown ferns and divisions from the Hardy Fern Foundation collection
  • The chance to interact with other fern enthusiasts, ask experts for growing advice, and learn about future events and volunteer opportunities

Annual Online Catalog Sale

  • August- September
  • Exclusive members-only early access
  • Distribution of newly introduced ferns from the HFF Propagation Program, either new to cultivation or re-introduced after years with limited availability
  • Shipping and local pick up

Fall Fern Fest

  • Second Saturday in September
  • Bellevue Botanical Garden – in the Aaron Education Center
  • A gathering of local specialty nurseries providing difficult-to-find companion plants and ferns from around the world, including spore-grown ferns and divisions from the Hardy Fern Foundation collection
  • The chance to interact with other fern enthusiasts, ask experts for growing advice, and learn about future events and volunteer opportunities

Pop-Up Sales

  • Spring Pop-up Plant Vendor Weekends at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
  • HFF Fern Facts at Your Local Nursery – Join the Hardy Fern Foundation as we bring hard-to-find ferns and educational information on growing, propagating, and maintaining a fabulous fern collection to a local nursery near you; ask questions, learn, and take home some new foliage for your growing fern garden
  • Fall Foliage Festival at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden