It’s time to start digging in the garden. Here’s where you can find the largest variety of native plant flowers, vines, shrubs, grasses, and trees.
For the Kansas City area, here are upcoming native plants sales this spring. In addition to these sales, you can also shop at local native plant nurseries.
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center Native Plant Sale
Saturday, March 30: 12:30 – 4 p.m.
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
1401 NW Park Rd., Blue Springs, MO
Missouri Wildflower Nursery and City Roots Nursery will be on site with native plants for sale while supplies last. For more information, visit mdc.mo.gov.
Health Yards Expo
Saturday, April 13: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS
Choose from a wide selection of locally grown, organic native plants specially selected to thrive in your garden. For more information, visit johnson.k-state.edu.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 20: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO
Native plant vendors will sell native plants, including: City Roots Nursery, Gaylena’s Gardens, Missouri Wildflowers, Ozark Soul, and Sow Wild Natives. Customers can see plant lists in advance and also pre-order plants for pickup at the sale by contacting the nurseries directly. For more information, visit moprairie.org.
Happy Apple Farm Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 20: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Happy Apple Farm
17524 178th St., Tonganoxie, KS
A wide selection of native plants, grasses, flowers and shrubs will be available. For more information, visit botanicalbelonging.org.
Deep Roots Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 27: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Metropolitan Community College-Longview Campus
500 SW Longview Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO
For more information including pre-ordering details, visit deeproots.org.
Shawnee Indian Mission Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 27: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
3403 W. 53rd St., Fairway, KS
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be selling native plants for pre-order and onsite. A contribution of the sales will benefit the mission. Place pre-orders by April 23. For more information, visit shawneeindianmission.org.
Lenexa Farmers Market Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 27: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
17201 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, KS
Browse grasses, flowers, and other plants from local vendors. Be sure to stop by Lenexa Rain to Recreation’s table to learn more about how you could get reimbursed for the cost of your plants through Lenexa’s Cost Share Program. For more information, visit lenexa.com.
Burroughs Audubon Society Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 4: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Backyard Bird Center
6212 NW Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be selling native plants for pre-order and onsite. For more information, visit backyardbirdcenter.com.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO
Native plant vendors will sell native plants, including: City Roots Nursery, Gaylena’s Gardens, Missouri Wildflowers, Ozark Soul, and Sow Wild Natives. Customers can see plant lists in advance and also pre-order plants for pickup at the sale by contacting the nurseries directly. For more information, visit moprairie.org.
Find local resources and planting advice
- Deep Roots is helping Kansas City to plant successful native gardens with its free webinars, Plant a Garden series, Sweet 16 Most Likely to Succeed plant list, and its Nature Advisors program.
- Missouri Prairie Foundation’s GrowNative! website includes free landscape plans, top 10 lists, and the Native Plant Database in addition to other expert resources.
- The Johnson County K-State Extension website features native gardening advice for the metro and you can ask questions through its Garden Hotline.
- The Missouri Department of Conservation hosts regular free webinars and in-person events on native plants for beginners and experienced gardeners.
- The Contain the Rain program includes up to a 50% reimbursement on native plants in participating cities in Johnson County.
