Green Animals Plant Sale Returns May 10 To 16

PORTSMOUTH, RI — It's another sign of spring in Rhode Island: Portsmouth's Green Animals Topiary Garden will again hold its annual plant sale. Unlike years past, this year's event will last a whole week, rather than a single day.

The sale will run from May 10 through 16, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. A variety of plants will be offered, including vegetables, specialty plants and both annual and perennial flowers.

Trudy Coxe, the president and CEO of the Preservation society of Newport County, said the return of the sale is "another sign that things are getting back to normal."

"Last spring we had to cancel the Plant Sale because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so we’re very happy to bring it back this year," Coxe said.

All the plants available for sale were grown at the Preservation Society's greenhouses, both at Green Animals and on Coggeshall Avenue in Newport. Cash and check will be accepted as payment; no cards.

Plant sale attendees will not need to buy an admission ticket to Green Animals. Going to the sale does not include admission to the property, which must be purchased separately.