By planting native plants, you can provide food for insects, birds, small mammals and other wildlife. As an added bonus, native plants are a beautiful alternative to sometimes invasive garden plants. They come in a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes, giving you endless options to create beautiful landscaping that suits your style.
Amy Staffen, Conservation Biologist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), suggests considering plants such as milkweed, bee balm, and columbine, which are known to attract pollinators and provide essential resources throughout the seasons.
Dig into a list of this year’s native plant sales across the state, and start flexing your green thumbs today!
Pre-Order Sales
- Beaver Creek Reserve (Fall Creek): Order May 1-8
- Elm Grove Beautification Committee (Elm Grove): Close May 11
- Friends of the Monarch Trail (West Allis): Order Now
- Friends of Wehr Nature Center (Milwaukee): Closes April 25
- Friends of Wisdom Prairie & Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (Middleton): Closes May 5
- Lake Michigan Bird Observatory (Port Washington): Closes April 22
- Ozaukee County Land & Water Management Department (Port Washington): Closes April 12
- Wild Ones Green Bay Chapter (De Pere): Closes April 30
Drop-In Sales
- Elm Grove Beautification Committee (Elm Grove): June 1
- Farmshed Collective Annual Plant Sale (Stevens Point): May 19-25
- Friends of Horicon Marsh (Horicon): May 18
- Friends of North Prairie Native Gardens (Eagle): May 9-12
- Lake Michigan Bird Observatory (Port Washington): May 18
- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (Milwaukee): June 9
- UW Friends of the Arboretum (Madison): May 18
- Wisconsin Hardy Plant Society (Madison): May 19
In addition to these great local sales, be sure to check out the list of nurseries offering native plants in Wisconsin.
