How to Buy

At the St Paul Farmers Market

We are at the Downtown St. Paul Farmers Market on Saturdays and Sundays from the last weekend in April through early to mid July. Saturday hours are 6 am to 1 pm. Sunday hours are 8 am to 1 pm. The Vagary stall is located near the top (north) end of the center shed. Look for the big gray truck with two red stripes.

We accept cash or personal checks for payment at the market. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS. There are several Instant Cash machines located near the market.


Our Market is known as one of the best and most authentic markets in the country. In addition to an excellent selection of plants you can find locally grown produce in season and an assortment of locally produced specialty products.

If you are looking for a particular plant or group of plants from our Plant List you are welcome to contact us via email at to inquire about availability. We will be happy to respond to a special request and hold the plants for you at market on the day you plan to pick them up. We pride ourselves in providing personal service. However, because we are quite busy preparing for Saturday and Sunday market on Friday, we will need to hear from you by Thursday to be able to respond for the coming weekend.

Memorial Day Plant Sale

We do not operate a retail store at home. However, we do have a Memorial Day Plant Sale at our home each spring on Memorial Day (Monday) from 9 am to 3 pm.

A drive to the Vagary takes less than 40 minutes from downtown St Paul and makes for an enjoyable excursion. Shopping one of our sales also lets you meet and share ideas with like-minded fellow gardeners. Our Memorial Day sale offers the widest variety of plants available from us during the peak planting season and attractive discount pricing.

We accept cash or personal checks for payment at our plant sale. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS.

Click here for a map and directions.

Special Orders

We do not sell plants on the Internet or deliver plants by mail. We enjoy meeting our customers in person, at the St Paul Farmers Market or at our Memorial Day Plant Sale.

Larger quantities of plants can be purchased as a special order. Although availability in early spring is often good, filling special orders becomes difficult as the season progresses unless arrangements are made early in the season. We encourage you to contact us during the winter or early spring if you are interested in buying larger quantities of plants.

Special orders can be picked up at our home or delivered to the St. Paul Farmers Market on a pre-arranged market day for customer pickup. In some cases delivery to the customer’s location can be arranged.

Contact us via email at for more information on special orders and wholesale pricing.