New Roots Newsletter | Fall Nursery Schedule & Events | Aug 2026
Hello New Roots Community!
Welcome to our first newsletter!
We will have 6 events where you can find us this fall (see below for a complete list). Call Matt directly to ask any questions about specific plant availability, inventory, or more information. It’s been a hot summer and thankfully our favorite season is nearly upon us. Local summer/fall in NC is our favorite time when the weather starts to cool down a bit, crowds thin out as school starts back up, and gardens come back to life! The scorching summer heat subsides, and it remains warm for another 2 months. That means we can keep our summer garden thriving & prepare for a beautiful fall harvest by planting some of the absolute best crops like Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Kale, and Brussel Sprouts!
These plants are staple fall crops that if planted in early September will have you enjoying delicious produce from your garden in no time. Some of which you'll be harvesting well into spring of 2027!
We currently have the following varieties expected to be ready for sale at our first driveway sale on August 29th with several rare heirloom varieties (Limited availability):
Di Cicco Broccoli
Harvest @ 3", plentiful side shoots long after for frequent harvest
Purple of Sicily Cauliflower
Yes - it's really a Purple cauliflower!
Snowball Cauliflower
All white, reliable
Red Acre Cabbage
A notoriously excellent quality plant
Red Rubine Brussel Sprouts
Stunning dark/purple-colored leaves with similar colored sprouts. Plants are hardy outside all winter with no protection.
Red Russian Kale
Reliable and hardy through frost
Lacinato Kale
Reliable and hardy through frost
Rare heirloom varieties include; Thousandhead Kale (nicknamed Dinosaur Kale), Green Macerata Cauliflower, Dwarf Blue Kale, Romanesco Cauliflower (Green heads w/ Fibonacci sequence), Gigante Di Inverno (Winter Giant Spinach - extremely cold hardy) and a few others.
We are also well-stocked on flowering perennials, natives, unique/rare shrubs, and have a TON of unique/rare tropical plants we've been propagating and growing this season!
We are excited to kick off the fall planting season and hope to see you soon!
Below is a list of dates where you can find New Roots Nursery and our upcoming events/sales and open nursery browsing dates:
August 15th | 9am-12pm | Riverwood Apartments
August 22-23rd | 10am-5pm | Enchanted Grove Expo | Elks Lodge - 5102 Oleander Drive
August 29th | 8am-2pm | New Roots Nursery Driveway | Official Fall Opening Day
September 11-12 | 9am-6pm | Hobby Greenhouse Club Sale!! | 2318 Metts Ave, Wilmington, NC
September 19th | 9am-4pm | Native Plant Festival @ Shelton Herb Farm
October 3rd | 8am-2pm | New Roots Nursery Sale | 442 Semmes Drive Wilmington, NC 28412
See you soon and happy planting!
Matt Wetmore | Owner New Roots Nursery
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