Garden enthusiasts and antique hunters will find plenty to explore at the annual Root House Plant Sale & Antique Market. The event features a mix of vintage items and native Georgia plants, many of which grow right in the Root House gardens.
Visitors can stroll through a sidewalk sale featuring antique decor and garden treasures. Additionally, the Gift Shop will showcase various garden-themed items, including locally made botanical products available in small batches.
Serious gardeners will want to arrive promptly at 9 am or attend the preview event the day before the main event to secure top picks from the impressive lineup. Popular selections include Carolina Jessamine, Brown Turkey Fig Trees, Coneflowers, Moon Flower vines, Native Azaleas, Verbena Bonariensis, and more.
Exclusive Preview Sale
Early birds have the chance to get first pick at the exclusive preview sale held on the Friday before the main event, from 5 pm to 7 pm. Tickets for the preview evening cost $10 and require advance online purchase.
Many of the plants available for purchase during the Plant Sale can also be found flourishing in the Root House gardens. The gardens at the William Root House have been meticulously reconstructed to reflect gardening practices from the mid-19th century. All the vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, decorative flowers, and blooming shrubs found in the garden were carefully chosen based on their availability in Georgia during the 1860s.
Cobb Landmarks Executive Director Trevor Beemon advises, “All plants are sold first-come, first-served, so I definitely suggest that folks plan to arrive right at 9 am if they want the best selection.” Beemon also shared a tip, saying, “If you’re looking for good deals, we usually mark down whatever’s remaining the last half-hour of the sale,” Beemon said. “There just isn’t much left by then,” he added.
Date:
April 26, 2025
Time:
9 am to 1 pm
Address:
William Root House
80 N Marietta Parkway, NW
Marietta, GA 30060
For more information, please contact Trevor Beemon, Cobb Landmarks Executive Director at (678) 594-4994 or email tbeemon@cobblandmarks.com
2025 Plant List:
- 2025 Plant List
- Arp Rosemary large
- Autumn ferns
- Beauty Berry
- Brown Turkey Fig Tree
- Cardoon
- Carolina Jessamine
- Celosia Cristata
- Chamomile
- Coneflowers mixed
- Cutleaf Coneflowers
- Dianthus
- Feverfew
- Formosa Azaleas large
- Foxglove mixed
- Foxglove mixed
- Garden Phlox
- Goldenrod
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Liatris
- Maiden Hair Ferns
- Moon Flower vines
- Native Azaleas
- Passion flowers
- Peach Foxgloves
- Pink Panther Foxgloves
- Pink Yarrow
- Profusion Zinnias
- Red Bee Balm
- Rose Campion
- Spiderwort
- Sweet William mixed
- Tall Coreopsis
- Tea Olives
- Tuscan Rosemary
- Verbena Bonariensis
- Walkers Low Catmint
- White Yarrow
- Woodland Phlox
