Saturday, October 18, 2025 9am – 1pm – Dorey Park
A celebration of native plants, the ecosystems they support, and local organizations working hard to protect our environment. We’ll have native plant vendors, educational booths, kid activities, free plant vouchers, and more! The event will be located next to the Dorey Park Farmers Market at 2999 Darbytown Rd, Henrico, VA 23231
Free Vouchers
Our partner, The Dorey Park Farmers Market, has received a grant from H.E.A.R.T. to give out $10 vouchers for guests to redeem for native plants. The vouchers will be available only for the duration of the festival, must be used at the festival, and are limited to one per person.
Tree Giveaway
We have received a grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry to facilitate a tree giveaway at this year’s festival. We will be giving away 750 one-gallon potted trees on a first come, first served basis. One tree per household will be given while supplies last. Links to information about each tree are provided below. Please research your tree before you come to the event.
White oak (Quercas alba)
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Arrow wood (Viburnum dentatum)
Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia)
Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
Workshops
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Container Gardening with Native Plants – Diane Moxley, Virginia Master Naturalist
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Planting and Caring for Your New Tree – Bland Goddin, Keep Henrico Beautiful
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Native Plants? Improvise and Adapt! – Catharine Tucker, Virginia Native Plant Society
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM – Insect Costume Contest
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM – Customizing a Sample Native Garden Design for Your Site – Sharon Lamberton and Janit Llewelyn, Wild Ones Richmond Chapter
Insect Costume Contest
Native plants play a vital role in our ecosystem by protecting watersheds and supporting wildlife. This year, we’re highlighting their connection to the food web, with a special focus on native insects!
We’re excited to announce that we will be hosting an insect costume contest at this year’s Plant Native Festival! Prize categories will include best homemade, best overall, most realistic, and honorable mention. There will also be a kids’ costume showcase in which all participants ages twelve and under will receive a small prize. You can enter the contest by signing up between 9:00 and 10:45 in the workshop tent at the festival. Contestants must return to the workshop tent by 10:45 and the contest will begin at 11:00. If you have questions about the contest, email us at [email protected]. We can’t wait to see your costumes!
Native Plant Sellers
Hill House Nursery
Colesville Nursery
Woolly Bear Natives
Davis Natives
Good Seed Natives
Inspirited Gardens
A Wise Gardener
Fleur-de-lis Farms
Local Ecotype Richmond Natives
Flower Moon Nursery
Seed Pocket Nursery
Natives and Blooms
Oak Grove Trees
Other Sellers
Rabbit & Wren
By Grace Mae
Le Beau Jardin
Henry Worm & Soil
Pelikan Print Co.
Horticulture Class, Ace Center at Virginia Randolph
Food trucks will be available at the Dorey Park Farmers Market next door
The Mayor Meats
Culinary Coach
Rollin Eatz
Tizana
Early Bird Cafe
I Kale Life
Noah’s Rockin’ Buns
Informational Organizations
Keep Virginia Beautiful
Henrico County Public Library
Wild Ones Greater Richmond Virginia Chapter
Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District
Fiddlehead Holistic & Evolving Ecologies
Plant RVA Natives
Virginia Master Naturalists – Riverine Chapter
Henrico Virginia Cooperative Extension/Master Gardeners
Virginia Bluebird Society
Sierra Club Falls of the James
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
Henrico County Department of Public Works
Virginia Natural Heritage Program
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Three Lakes Nature Center
Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society
Henrico Environmental Action Resource Team (H.E.A.R.T.)
Foundation of the Flora of Virginia Project
Lynnhaven School
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Xerces Society for the Conservation of Invertebrates
Longan Elementary Garden Club
Hanover Virginia Cooperative Extension/Master Gardeners
Tree Stewards
The Vendor Application is now closed.
Thank you, Henrico County Recreation and Parks, for being our co-host.
Additional Dorey Park information.
