



New Roots Nursery | 2026 Event and Sale Dates
Upcoming Events for New Roots Nursery:
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March 7th, 2026 Greenhouse Tour with Hobby Greenhouse Club @ New Roots Nursery | 9am to 5pm
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March 28th, 2026 - First Sale of 2026 at New Roots Nursery | Cash, Tap or Venmo Accepted | 8am to 3pm
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April 10th to 12th 2026 | Hobby Greenhouse Club Spring Sale @ 2318 Metts Ave Wilmington, NC - CASH or CHECK ONLY | 9am to 6pm (Sunday is 12pm noon to 5pm)
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April 25th - New Roots Nursery open to public from 8am to 3pm
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May 2nd - New Roots Nursery open to public from 8am to 3pm
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May 9th - Mothers Day Sale at New Roots Nursery – open to public from 8am to 3pm
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June 20th - Fathers Day Sale at New Roots Nursery – Open to public from 8am to 3pm
Our driveway/backyard nursery sales are on Saturdays between 8am-3pm and we accept 3 methods of payment: Cash, Tap to pay, or Venmo

New Roots Nursery Overview
New Roots Nursery is a small, backyard nursery owned/operated by Matt Wetmore and his partner Grace. Our mission is to provide our community/customers with the highest quality plants, knowledge, and resources for all things gardening. We focus on growing a large variety of flowering perennials, native plants, vegetable starts, tropical houseplants, rare/unique plants, and much more!
Our nursery is our home (literally) - we sell out of our driveway and open up for sales only a select few days a year. We are both working professionals who aspire to grow this nursery into a retail location in the future! If you would like to visit, purchase plants, or view our inventory please call/plan ahead.
When you visit, you'll arrive in our driveway, see our vegetable garden plot in the front amongst several mature perennial beds/display gardens. In the back we have a 10'x12" greenhouse, 6 large, galvanized metal raised garden beds and loads of space occupied by container perennials, trees, shrubs, and vegetable plants that we offer for sale.
Visit us this season and come check out what we're growing, ask questions, and help us continue to provide our community with excellent plants at excellent prices while we all learn together!
2026 Inventory/Availability (short-list)
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Tomatoes
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Black from Tula (heirloom dark colored variety - indeterminate
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Black Cherry (heirloom indeterminate)
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Mortgage Lifter (an excellent slicer - indeterminate)
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Cherokee Purple (notably grows well in Wilmington, NC area - indeterminate
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Nasturtium
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Alaska Mix (variegated with variety of bloom colors)
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Mounding Cherry (a beautiful red flowering variety)
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Mounding Buttercream
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Moringa
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One of the most nutritious plants in the world! Makes a delicious tea!
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Flowering Perennials
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Bee Balm
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Yarrow
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Texas Star Hibiscus (native, long lasting red blooms)
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Swamp Rose Mallow (Pink & White cultivars)
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Klip Dagga (stunning pollinator and hummingbird attractor)
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Salt Marsh Mallow (native, pink blooms)
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Tropicals including but not limited to: Begonia (many varieties) Philodendron, Monstera, Spider Plants, Snake Plants, Pothos, Tradescantia, Hanging Baskets, and many more rare/unique plants!
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Succulents - many varieties and most of our container plants come with more than one variety planted together!
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Cactus - some rare/unique varieties




































