Plant Sale
CNPS Monterey Bay Annual Plant Sale
October 7th from 10 am – 3 pm
THE CNPS Monterey Bay Plant Sale! Our exceptional native plant sale will return on October 7th! We’re going to be bringing Monterey and San Benito County’s best curated selection of California Natives. We will feature plants from our local area, up and down the coast, our breathtaking mountains and spectacular desert climates. As in past years, the plant sale will be held at MEarth at the Hilton Bialek Habitat, attached to Carmel Middle School.
The sale will be held from 10 AM to 3 PM. We hope to see you there!
To preview this year’s plant list, click the button below.



2021 Virtual Plant Sale
Saturday, October 9th at 8:00 AM, 2021 through Saturday, October 16th at 5:00 PM, 2021
Our online native plant sale begins on October 9th at 8:00 AM and will end on October 16th at 5:00 PM! We will feature plants from our local area, up and down the coast, our breathtaking mountains and spectacular desert climates from Monterey and San Benito County’s best curated selection of California Natives. This sale will be held online only. Please click the button below to access the Online Store, or visit: https://cnpsmb.square.site/.
We have a list of Plants available for sale HERE.
MEMBERS: Don’t forget to check your email for the Member’s Discount Code! Not a Member? Sign up for a CNPS Monterey Bay Membership and receive 10% off our Plant Sale and other merchandise! Become a Member HERE.
Once plants have been ordered and purchased through our online store, customers will be assigned a time slot between 3:30 – 5:30 pm Tuesday, October 12th – Friday, October 15th (and Monday, October 18th), or 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM October 16th & 17th. Plants will be available for pick up at the Native Plant nursery at MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat, 4380 Carmel Valley Road (Adjacent to Carmel Middle School), Carmel CA 93923. Plants ordered and purchased will only be available for pick up during your assigned time slot(s).
Questions?
This is strictly a Monterey Bay Chapter CNPS event. Please do not contact the MEarth staff or office or the State CNPS office. They will not be able to answer questions about the sale or picking up your plants.
Pat Regan is the Plant Sale Chairman and can be reached at native_gardening@reganbhc.com.
Brian LeNeve is the Chapter President and (chief nursery laborer!) and can be reached at brian@brianleneve.com
Peigi Duvall is the Chapter co-Chair of Horticulture and can be reached at peigidv@indigdesign.com
Want To Get Involved?
Please visit our local chapter’s website at https://chapters.org/montereybay/ and see what events are upcoming, the latest native plant protection news, and to see where our media (both social and traditional) can be accessed. We are a 100% volunteer-run chapter, and welcome the help of anyone that’s passionate about the amazing species of plants that evolved right here, and need protection.
2020 Virtual Plant Sale
Monday, September 21 at 9:00am – Sunday, September 27 at 6:00pm
In its fifth decade, the annual fall native plant sale of the Monterey Bay Chapter of California Native Plant Society is traditionally THE source for the best, the most unique, and hard to find California native plants. Whether you are a veteran Native Plant fanatic, or brand new to the joys, ups, and downs of gardening with California native plants, this is the place to shop. This year marks our FIRST Virtual Plant Sale, where we invite guests and members to shop our plant selections online, then place an order and schedule a curbside pick up at the MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat at the Carmel Middle School from available time slots. Members will receive a member discount coupon code (via email) to use when checking out of the online store to get their 10% discount on all plants.The Plant Sale Shop is being hosted by the CNPS State Office, and will be open to the public starting on Monday, September 21 at 9:00 am, and closes on Sunday, September 27 at 6:00 pm. Orders placed can be scheduled for pick up at MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat, Carmel Middle School, Carmel Valley Road between Sept. 28 and Oct 4. An advance list of the plants available for this year’s sale (for reference and research purposes – not an order from) can be found following the link below.
Click here to see a list of the Plants available for purchase.
CNPS members receive a discount on plant and book purchases. Not yet a member? Join now and start receiving membership benefits immediately.

2019 Plant Sale
Saturday, October 5 — 10 am to 1 pm
MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat, Carmel Middle School, Carmel Valley Road
Got a native habitat in your garden? Is your landscape abuzz with life? Does your garden show its California colors year-round? Planting California native plants will always make sure you can answer “yes!” In its fifth decade, the annual fall native plant sale of the Monterey Bay Chapter of California Native Plant Society is THE source for beautiful PLANTS, on-topic BOOKS, and sage ADVICE, whether you are new to or well-experienced in the fun of landscaping with California native plants. Come join us!
Click here to see a list of the Plants available for purchase.
CNPS members receive a discount on plant and book purchases. Not yet a member? Join the day of the sale and start receiving membership benefits immediately. Please bring boxes or a small wagon to carry your plants home. Thanks to Margret Maria Cordts for her lovely photos of the 2018 Plant Sale