JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Plant Sale

Welcome to our spring plant sale! We start with an online sale and end with our traditional in-person sale during Raulston Blooms!

Our sales have a reputation for including hot new introductions, hard to find specialty plants along with our favorite reliable performers. This sale has it all. Our horticulturists have been busy creating an amazing plant list including plants from greenhouses and nurseries around the country!

JCRA members shop our sales first. It is our way of saying, "thank you for the continued support." Not a member, join today! We are passionate about connecting people with plants and love our plant-loving community.

Sale Opens to MEMBERS ONLY - 12:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Sale Opens to Everyone - 9:00 AM ET, Monday, April 8, 2024
Sale closes at midnight on Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Plant Pick-up is by appointment: April 18-20. You will schedule a time to pick up all your plants.

Know Before You Shop!

• No shipping. You must be able to pick up your plants or send someone to get them for you.
• Between April 3 and April 10, the plant sale is online only. We will not have any of these plants for sale at the Arboretum until our in-person sale at Raulston Blooms!
• Know what size plant you are buying.  Pot size is noted in the description and a "pot" shot is included showing similar size of plant. Note: "Glamour" shots are included only to show what a more mature plant will look like.
• Please checkout within 24 hours of placing your plants in your cart. Unpaid plants will be deleted from your cart after 24 hours, so don't forget to check out!
• If you need to edit quantities or delete an item from your cart, please email us at jcra-events@ncsu.edu. (You cannot do it on your own.)
• If you do not receive a receipt via email, your purchase did not go through.
• Plant picks-ups are only scheduled by appointment through Sign-up Genius.
  We will have your plants ready at the time you select. The pick up days are April 18-20.
• We will not be able to hold plants until the in-person sale.
• Our in-person sale is at Raulston Blooms!, a ticketed event (free for members).
  Details can be found here: jcra.ncsu.edu/raulston-blooms/
• JCRA Members get to shop both online and in-person sales before they open for everyone to shop. Join now.
• There will be plants offered at our in-person sale that will not be offered in the online sale and vise versa. Both sales are worth shopping!
• No returns, exchanges or refunds.

Thank you for your support. Proceeds from Raulston Blooms! benefit the daily operations of the JC Raulston Arboretum. All funds raised at Raulston Blooms! are collected and  managed by the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3  nonprofit (tax ID 56-6049304).

How do I . . .   

. . .participate in the online sale?

Simple. Click the 'Register Now' button. You will need to provide your phone number, address and credit card details when you register to participate. Your card will not be charged unless you select to check out.

Once registered, you will be given instructions to log onto ClickBid where you can select the plants from your phone or from a computer. (details here).  Select the red "PAY" button to complete your order.

 . . .use my bidder number and password from a previous Arboretum sale or auction?

• ClickBid is no longer using your stored passwords. Instead, you gain access using a one-time-code.
• Enter cell phone number or email address below. 
• Enter one-time-code sent to you via email or text messaging at password prompt. (Note: Open text message to copy the code. If you are not receiving the login code on your mobile phone: Text Start to 56651.)
• Update Credit Card details, if needed.
• Still having trouble? Clear the cache on your browser.

. . .participate if I do not remember the phone number or email address I used?

 No worries, register again or email jcra-events@ncsu.edu and we will send you the information.

. . .know what size plant I'm buying?

• Plant sizes are located in the plant description.  When we can, we also provide a photograph of a similar size plant in their existing pot. Any additional photographs or glamour shots are added to show you more mature plants. 

. . .remove plants from my cart? 

• Email jcra-events@ncsu.edu with the items you would like to remove. Our events team will notify you when they have been removed from your cart so you can check out.

. . .pick up my plants? 

• Plant pickups are scheduled by appointment through Sign-up Genius. You will receive an email with directions to the pick up location. Pick up dates are Thursday, April 18, Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21.
  We are not able to hold plants. Thank you for understanding.

. . .get my plants once I arrive on the pick-up day?   

• You will receive an email with directions and instructions 2 days prior to your pick up appointment.
• Please have your vehicle ready in advance to receive your plants, this includes boxes or coverings to protect the interior of your vehicle.

  . . .become a JCRA member to shop plant sales early and participate in the Annual Plant Giveaway, October 5?   

• Join online at jcra.ncsu.edu/join/ 
• Raulston Blooms! and Spring Plant Sale are coming the last Saturday in April. Members get first access in both cases. Members get in-person access to shop Friday evening before the sale opens to everyone at Raulston Blooms!
  Full details here: Spring Plant Sale.
• Psst. . .We have over 3,500 plants selected for this year's Annual Plant Giveaway. Open to JCRA Members only.

Questions? Email jcra-events@ncsu.edu 

Remember to select the RED PAY button to place your order.

You will receive a confirmation from ClickBid after successful payment transaction. Unpaid plants will be deleted from your cart after 24 hours, so don't forget to check out!