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SFA Gardens to host annual fall plant sale

An orange Desert Flame daylily blooms among green blades
University Marketing Communications  |  September 25, 2026
An orange Desert Flame daylily blooms among green blades
Find plants with colorful blooms like this bright Desert Flame daylily at the annual Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale hosted by Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 — rain or shine — at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host its annual Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 — rain or shine — at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center in Nacogdoches.

The sale will feature an array of hard-to-find, “Texas tough” plants, including East Texas natives and pollinator-friendly selections. A list of all available plants is posted on the SFA Gardens website.

This popular event helps fund staff salaries and the daily operations of SFA Gardens. The areas under the SFA Gardens umbrella include Mast Arboretum, Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, Gayla Mize Garden, Hinds Park and Kingham Children’s Garden. Visiting the gardens is free, and the trails are open to the public every day from dawn to dusk.

Parking will be available at SFA’s Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center, located at 2428 Raguet St. Visitors are encouraged to arrive early and bring a wagon for their plants.

For more information, call (936) 468-4404 or visit sfasu.edu/gardens.