Plant-O-Rama: Schedule

2025 Schedule

Presented by Metro Hort Group

EVENTS

Plant-O-Rama: Exhibitors

PLANT-O-RAMA Exhibitors 2025

These nurseries, growers, tree care companies, and horticultural suppliers will have booths at the TRADE SHOW in the Palm House at Brooklyn Botanic Garden 

Trade Show Exhibitors
List in formation

(W) = Wholesale
(R) = Retail 

1. A.D.R. Bulbs Inc (W) - flower bulb growers and wholesalers
   
2. American Wholesale Nurseries, Inc. (W) - wholesale plant nursery
3. Arborpolitan (R) – garden care & arboriculture
4. Atlantic Nurseries, Inc. (W) - distinctive plants & products for 50 years
5. Bartlett Tree Experts (R) - tree care company providing professional tree service while helping homeowners & businesses maintain beautiful, healthy trees and shrubs.
6. Barton Nurseries, Inc. (W) - quality landscape plants
7. Beds & Borders, Inc. (W) - offers a diverse variety of unusual annuals, artful combinations and perennials
8. Capital Garden Products (W) - fibreglass garden planters, pots & water features
9. Chief Mountain Farms (W) - specializing in native & wetland plants
10. Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs (W) - distinctive wholesale bulbs & color mixes
11. Compostwerks LLC (W) (R) - assist ecologically minded growers, transitioning green industry professionals, municipalities, colleges, institutions and composting operations
12. Emma’s Garden (W) – wide variety of annuals, perennials, container plants
    
13. Glover Perennials (W) - specialty ground covers & perennials
14. Henry Leuthardt Nurseries (R) - espaliered and specialty fruit trees
15. Hicks Commercial Sales (W) - high quality woody plants, foliage, and landscape supplies
16. The Horticultural Society of New York (The Hort) (R) - a non-profit organization focused on our city's greenspaces and engaging people with plants.
17. Izel Native Plants (W & R) - user-friendly website/broker for native plants
    
18. Kind Earth Growers (W) - native perennials for ecological restoration
19. Kurt Bluemel, Inc. (W) - grower and supplier of ornamental grasses, bamboo, perennials, ferns, sedges, rushes
20. Landcraft Environments Ltd. (W) - unusual annuals, tender perennials & exotic tropicals
21. Long Island Natives (W) - the largest native plant grower on Long Island.
22. New Growth Designs (W) - artificial flowers, plants, and trees for the design trade
23. New Moon Nursery, LLC (W) – Eastern native perennials and grass liners
24. North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (W) - landscape plugs & liners focusing on eastern U.S. Natives
25. NYC Tree Pit Services (W) (R) - care of street trees and beds
26. Organic Mechanics Soil Company, LLC (W) - premier organic potting soils & amendments
27. Pinelands Nursery & Supply (W) – native plants for restorations
28. Planter Resource Inc./Pottery King (R) - largest inventory of wholesale commercial planters and garden pottery in the tri-state area.
29. Pleasant Run Nursery, Inc. (W) - new & unusual containerized woody ornamentals
30. Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs (W) - 320+ Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs
31. Seibert & Rice (R) - handmade terra cotta planters and urns from Impruneta, Italy
32. The Tick Suit (R) - protection from ticks while you garden, walk in the woods, or hike
33. Tintori Castings (W) - architectural, custom fiberglass planters
34. Treadlight Farm (W) - certified organic flowers and plants grown in New York's Hudson Valley
35. United States Department of Agriculture - Spotted Lantern Fly and Asian Longhorned Beetle

These horticultural organizations, public gardens, parks, and design firms will have booths at the CAREER FAIR in the Steinhardt Conservatory at Brooklyn Botanic Garden 

Career Fair Exhibitors
List in formation

1. Battery Park City Authority - a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, coordinate, and sustain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail, and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the lower west side of Manhattan.
2. BluePlant NYC - full-service landscape design, build and maintenance company.
3. The Bronx is Blooming - a Bronx-based nonprofit dedicated to environmental stewardship, community building, and youth leadership development.
4. Brook Landscape, Inc. - landscape designer based in Brooklyn, NY.
5. Brooklyn Botanic Garden - an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment.
6. Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation - the non‐profit organization that plans, builds, maintains, and operates Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85‐acre sustainable waterfront park stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River shoreline.
7. Brooklyn Grange - the leading green roof company in the United States
8. Central Park Conservancy - the non-profit whose mission is to preserve and celebrate Central Park as a sanctuary from the pace and pressures of city life, enhancing the enjoyment and wellbeing of all.
9. Chelsea Garden Center - houseplants, perennials, annuals, garden supplies & more.
10. Domino Park Conservancy - a world class 6-acre park located along the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, NY.
11. Green Cross – arborists who formulate and implement highly effective and environmentally conscientious custom tree and shrub care programs.
12. Halsted Welles Associates - NYC Landscape Design-Build-Maintenance firm specializing in rooftops, terraces, and townhouse gardens.
13. Highview Creations - premier design-build-maintenance firm specializing in green roofs and rooftop gardens in the New York City area.
14. Hudson River Park Trust - Established in 1998 to design, build, operate and maintain a new public park and estuarine sanctuary in and along several miles of the Manhattan shoreline.
15. Lasdon Park and Arboretum (Westchester County Parks) - a 234-acre property consisting of woodlands, open grass meadows and formal gardens with flower and shrub specimens from all over the world.
16. Little Island – a public park where all New Yorkers and visitors can experience nature and art in a unique urban oasis on the Hudson River.
    
17. New York Botanical Garden - A museum of plants, a center for learning, and a plant science leader in the Bronx.
18. New York Green Roofs - sustainable & eco-friendly solutions for landscape on structure.
19. New York Restoration Project - works collaboratively with residents in communities across the five boroughs to renovate gardens, restore parks, plant trees, promote urban agriculture, and build partnerships that transform the city’s landscape.
20. The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance – a district-wide parks conservancy working to ensure an equitable & vibrant public realm in Greenpoint & Williamsburg.
21. Our Temenos - a woman owned and operated landscaping company, specializing in holistic design, native plant installation and chemical free maintenance.
22. Perfect Earth Project - promoting nature-based, toxic-free land care practices for the health of people, their pets, and the planet.
23. Plantus NYC - a full service landscape contractor company.
24. Riverside Park Conservancy – working to restore, maintain, and improve Riverside Park in partnership with the City of New York for the enjoyment and benefit of all New Yorkers.
25. Town & Gardens, LTD. - designs innovative New York City landscapes, stylish and comfortable amenity spaces and builds beautiful, site appropriate gardens.
26. Trillium Landscape Design - Transforming NYC and Hamptons spaces with innovative natural landscape design for gardens, terraces, and rooftops.
27. The Trust for Governors Island - the non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion cre­at­ed by the City of New York respon­si­ble for the plan­ning, oper­a­tions and ongo­ing devel­op­ment of Gov­er­nors Island.
    
28. Wave Hill - public Garden in the northwest Bronx along the Hudson River, with flower gardens, alpine house, greenhouses, and cultural center.

Plant-O-Rama: Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Needed!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! It takes a village of volunteers to run Plant-O-Rama. Join our team!
If you’re interested in volunteer, please reach out to the Plant-O-Rama Volunteer Coordinator, Serena Candiani Scandiani@centralparknyc.org

MONDAY, JANUARY 27: EVENT SET-UP
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, various locations
10:00am–2:00pm – 6 people needed.
Set up:

• Trade Show in Palm House
• Set up Career Fair in Conservatory
• Check-In area in Rotunda (Tables for Will-Call/Check-in, MHG Info desk, Ticket Sales, etc.)
• Visitor Center Atrium for Speaker Sessions

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28: EVENT DAY
Exhibitor Load-in and Set-up - BBG Loading Dock and Palm House

One Shift: 7:15am-8:45am - 2-3 people
Exhibitor load-in & set-up at BBG Loading Dock.
Help vendors unload and find their tables in the Palm House.

Speaker Session Monitors -- BBG Visitor Center Atrium
Assist speakers and AV crew before and during speaker sessions. Replenish water and other supplies for speakers and crew. Act as a runner if needed. Keep time for speakers.

• 9:15am - 10:15am - 1 person
• 11:00am - 12:00pm - 1 person
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm - 1 person
• 2:00pm - 3:00pm - 1 person

Trade Show Monitors -- BBG Palm House
Assist vendors as needed. Shift 1: Help vendors find their booths and set up, find name tags, access WiFi, etc. Answer questions about schedule, lunches, parking, etc. Help vendors find their lunches. Help vendors exit at the appropriate time.

• 8:30am - 10:15am - 2 people
• 10:15am - 11:45am - 1 person
• 11:45am - 1:15pm - 1 person
• 1:15pm - 2:45pm - 1 person
• 2:45pm - 4:15pm - 1 person

Career Fair Monitors -- BBG Steinhardt Conservatory
Help exhibitors find their table and name tags and set up their booths. Assist exhibitors as needed during the event. Answer questions.

• 9:15am - 10:45am - 1-2 people
• 10:45am - 12:15pm - 1 person
• 11:30am - 1:15pm - 1 perso
  

Closing Party Assistants – BBG Palm House
Help caterers and vendors with crowd control and directions. 1-2 people.

• 2:45pm - 4:00pm
  

Event Take-Down -- BBG Palm House
Help break down tables and booths after the event. Fold tablecloths, stack poles and signs.

• 4:10pm - 4:45pm - 4-5 people