HTX Plant Sales and Garden Events - October
Houston’s fall is basically a second spring in the garden — and the calendar fills up fast with plant sales, garden tours, and festivals to match. Here’s every public gardening event we could track down from local public gardens, county Master Gardener programs, nonprofits, and independent nurseries.
Native Texas wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees for fall planting. Runs Oct 2–3. Event details →
Fall Fest - Buchanan’s 40th Anniversary
Live music, food vendors, kids' crafts, local artisans, pumpkins and fall plantings for sale.. Event details →
84th annual bulb & plant fundraiser sale weekend. Event details →
Intro to Permaculture and Rain Gardens
Rain gardens for stormwater management. Event details →
Fall Vegetable-Herb Plant Sale
Fall vegetable/herb varieties selected for Fort Bend County growing conditions. Event details →
Public sale of natives, perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, and trees. Event details →
Foraging/ID class with Mark 'Merriwether' Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. $25. Event details →
Fall festival (with MECA) celebrating monarch migration and Dia de los Muertos marigold traditions. Event details →
Free monthly speaker meeting on native plants. Event details →
Fall/Halloween family festival with pumpkin decorating and a trick-or-treat nature trail.Event details →
Natives Nursery Fall Plant Sale
Fall sale of native plants grown at Houston Audubon's own nursery, for bird-friendly landscaping. Event details →
GOV Series: Ecological Pest Management
Pest-resistant garden design, beneficial insects. Event details →
Healthy Soils = Healthy Plants = Healthy People
Soil amendments and plant/environmental health. Event details →
Why Fall Is the Best Planting Season
Skip Richter on fall planting for shrubs, trees, vines, perennials.
Lunch n Learn: Milkweed from Seeds
Free public educational lunch-hour talk on growing milkweed from seed. Event details →
Halloween-themed terrarium-making craft session. Event details →