The downtown bookstore and plant shop, now at 9 W. Market St., holds a ribbon cutting with Mayor Kelly Burk and the Town Council at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

Birch Tree Books & Plants, the independent bookstore and houseplant shop in downtown Leesburg, will celebrate its new location with a ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Mayor Kelly Burk and Town Council members will attend.

The shop is now at 9 W. Market St. The Town of Leesburg announced the ceremony in a media advisory Friday. The town describes Birch Tree as a woman-owned, locally rooted small business that combines curated books, indoor plants and community events in one space.

A move next door

The new address is a short step along the block. As recently as July, the shop’s website listed it at 11 West Market Street, where it shared space with a plant shop called Foliage Plants. The website now gives 9 West Market Street, next to the downtown parking garage, and sells plants under the Birch Tree name.

The shop calls itself Virginia’s first bookstore and plant shop. Its website lists:

  • books, with preorders and signed copies of new releases
  • houseplants, a plant clinic and rare plants
  • book clubs and a paid membership with discounts and early reader copies
  • events, including its Titles & Tastes book and wine afternoons at Firefly Cellars
  • author events for Loudoun County writers with a book out in the past year

Store hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the website. The phone number is 571-918-0726.

What it means for you

The town’s advisory asks people to “join Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk and Town Council members” for the ceremony. It starts at 5 p.m. Friday at the shop.

Parking details for the garage next door and the town’s free lots are in our historic downtown guide. Other openings around town are on our new businesses page.