Festivals at the Pine Knot Farms
We are primarily a retail mail order nursery and are only open to the public during our Spring Hellebore Festival and Fall Open House. This means we are open to the public eight days a year. Outside of that, we ARE NOT OPEN for on-site sales or visits of any kind.
During these events, you’re invited to shop our wide array hellebores and other perennials along with the plants a few of our friend's bring from their nurseries.
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Keep an eye on our Events Calendar below, follow us on Facebook or Instagram, or sign up for our Newsletter to stay in the loop!
Spring 2026
Pine Knot Farms 31st Annual Hellebore Festival
February 20, 21, 27, 28 and March 6, 7.
From 9AM to 4PM we'll have a great selection of our Hellebores and other shade perennials along with plants from Superior Plants Nursery in Benson, NC and from Edgewood Gardens (John Lonsdale) in Exton, PA. Our Hellebores won't be showing off in October but we consider the Fall to be the best time to introduce them into the garden.
Please note: John and his plants will only be here for the first weekend!
Garden Faire - Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
April 10-11, 2026 - Abingdon, VA
Raulston Blooms - JC Raulston Arboretum
April 25, 2026 - Raleigh, NC
https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/details.php?ID=3764
Spring Plant Sale - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
May 1-2, 2026 - Richmond, VA
https://www.lewisginter.org/event/spring-plant-sale/
Sakonnet Plant Fair - 3 Meetinghouse Lane
May 2, 2026 - Little Compton, RI
https://brownellhouse.org/plant-fair
Fall 2025
Pine Knot Farms 2025 Fall Open House
October 3rd & 4th 2025
From 9AM to 4PM we'll have a great selection of our Hellebores and other shade perennials along with plants from Superior Plants Nursery in Benson, NC and from Edgewood Gardens (John Lonsdale) in Exton, PA. Our Hellebores won't be showing off in October but we consider the Fall to be the best time to introduce them into the garden.
Fall Plant Sale - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
September 19-20, 2025 - Richmond, VA
https://www.lewisginter.org/event/fall-plant-sale/
5th Annual Autumn Art and Plant Festival - Wake Forest Garden Club
October 18, 2025 - Wake Forest, NC
FFA Fall Market - Jordan High School
Date TBD, 2025 - Durham, NC
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Pre-orders
While we do our best to offer a varied selection of Hellebores at every sale we visit, we simply aren’t able to bring everything with us. If you find yourself in need of a specific variety or cultivar in any quantity, you can call the nursery (a week or so before the sale you plan to attend) to pre-order plants and we will do our best to have them ready for you when we see you.