Find something new for your garden – and all your tried-and-true favorites, too – at Richmond’s favorite plant sale, Herbs Galore!
Bring a wagon and shop from dozens of nurseries and specialty vendors spread out on the Carriage House Lawn offering an amazing array of annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and vegetables, plus garden-inspired accessories and gifts.
There will be plenty of herbs and herbal products, of course, some featuring chamomile, the 2025 Herb of the Year!
Throughout the day, plant experts will present demos and talks from the main stage, between sets of entertaining music from the Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra. Budding young gardeners can try out crafts and activities at the Education Station.
Why not make a day of it? Park your purchases at the free plant holding area and go! The gardens and grounds at Maymont will be in lush bloom, and audio tours of the Italian Garden are free. Local food vendors will offer a selection of treats and mimosas.
TICKETS
General Admission
- Adult (17+): $10
- Senior (65+): $10
- Child (3-16): $6
- Children under 3: Free
Maymont Members: FREE
Museums for All:* FREE
*Museums for All participants may reserve free admission for themselves and up to 3 guests at the event entrance by presenting an EBT card, or in advance in person at The Robins Nature Center or Stone Barn Welcome Center on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 10am-5pm.
Volunteers Needed!
We're looking for volunteers to support Check In, Plant Sales, Loading Zone, Drink Sales & Bar, and the Education Station presented by Genworth.
Chamomile, 2025 Herb of the Year
Chamomile is a versatile flowering plant used for millennia for a variety of medicinal and flavorful benefits. The cheerful white and yellow flowers are attractive to pollinators and have been known to enhance other plants growing nearby. No wonder the International Herb Association selected it as Herb of the Year in its 30th year of the designation.
Food Trucks
Plan to pick up breakfast or lunch while you’re here. A variety of breakfast and lunch options will be available from local food vendors, and a picnic area will be available throughout the day. If you’re 21+, there will be craft beers, wine and a refreshing selection of different mimosa combinations available, as well.
MARKETPLACE ON THE LAWN
The 6-acre Carriage House Lawn will host dozens of plant and specialty vendors from across the region for Herbs Galore, bringing a wide variety of herbs, annuals, perennials, trees, vegetables and garden-inspired food and décor items. Scan the list of participating vendors and visit their websites for inspiration. Additional vendors may be added until the week of the event, so check back for updates.
Please note: some vendors will only be accepting cash, so make sure to have a little on hand just in case!
- Accessories by the Passage
- Agrigate LLC
- Alpenglow Exotic Plants
- Amy's Garden
- Analog Artworks
- Arte Blanche Fine Arts
- Back Pocket Provisions
- Beach Station Farm and Nursery
- Bellair Farm
- Black Heath Meadery
- Blossoming Roots Farm and Supply
- Blue Dragonfly Farm
- BluGnu, LLC
- Burr Hill Farm
- Candlecore
- Classy Accessories
- Claybrook Pottery
- Colesville Nursery
- Cymron Cottage
- Davis Natives
- Dayum This Is My Jam
- Down The Garden Path, LTD
- Eagles Way Farm
- Faris Design co.
- Fleur-de-lis Farms
- Forrest Green Farm
- Garners Produce
- Gathered Threads
- Glen Allen Greenhouse
- Good Seed Natives
- Greater Richmond Fit4Kids
- Greg's Art & Garden Iron
- Harvey Gardens
- I Kale Life
- James River Flowers
- Kenkashi Microbes
- Kristi Huckabone Art for Home & Garden
- Little Hat Creek Farm
- Mam Jam's Candle Company
- Mary Metzger Illustration
- Medina Mercantile
- Mermaid City Flowers
- Morningside Farm and Nursery
- MOTH WOOD
- MOTHER Shrub
- Old Dominion Herb Society
- One Little World
- Pawfect Sweets LLC
- People Via Plants
- Plants with Purpose Farm
- Poplar Ridge Nursery
- Pottery by Elizabeth
- Rabbit & Wren
- Radical Roots Organic Farm
- Red Root & Co
- Roots & Blooms, LLC
- Rusted Rabbitt
- RVA Petal Party
- Schofield Farm
- Shell Yeah
- So Many Flowers
- The Enchanted Garden
- The Herbal Coterie: THCRVA
- The Sowers' Row, LLC
- Throws Like a Girl
- Viriditas Arts & Apothecary
- Wandering Cow Farm
- Whisper Hill Farm
- Willows Bend Farm
- Winding Brook Farm
- Woolly Bear Natives
- ZouZou's Basement
Additional Information
Guests attending Herbs Galore may enter through any of Maymont’s three gates: the historic Magnolia Gates at the north end of the Hampton Street parking lot, the nearby Robins Nature Center, or Maymont Farm. A plant check area will be available until 3pm near the 1700 Hampton Street entrance, where a short-term loading zone will allow guests to pick up their purchases.
Free event parking is available at the Hampton Street parking lot, The Robins Nature Center, and by Maymont Farm. Guests are strongly advised to share a ride or use public transit, as parking is limited in the immediate vicinity.
If your company is interested in sponsoring or being a partner this event, email our development team at development@maymont.org.
Please note: Maymont grounds, gardens and Farm will be open for event guests only during Herbs Galore. After 3pm, all Maymont gates and outdoor attractions will be open to the public until 7pm.
Thank you to our event partners!
