a program of rva tropical & exotic plants

Cultivating growth, community, and connection.

Real growers and makers, real tables, real plants. Markets, cutting swaps, and workshops in Richmond, Virginia.

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upcoming

Where we'll be, and when.

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free to walk in and browse

Just let us know you're coming.

Coming to shop, swap, or just look around? Come as you are: there's no reservation, no ticket, nothing to hold, just for walking in the door. Some markets also run a paid workshop or two alongside the free browsing, and if that's what brought you, grab a ticket for one right here. Otherwise, we just like knowing roughly who to expect.

We take photos at our events, so you may appear in one. If you'd rather not, tell a volunteer at the door and we'll leave you out.

everywhere the community shows up

The community doesn't stop between markets.

The daily showcase, the trade board, the Canopy Circle, every market photo. One page, off the front door.

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bring a table

Your table is already here

A card table in a driveway counts. If you grew it or made it, you belong at this market — and you pay what's fair on the sliding scale.

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give a hand

Be the reason it runs

Take a shift at the welcome table or the swap tables, and earn credits you can spend on tees, workshop seats, and booth fees.

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who we are

You're part of this story

It started with one swap in a Church Hill garden in June 2021, and the people who kept showing up. You're who it grew into.

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