Refresh your garden at upcoming native plant sales

Start your fall gardening with perennial native plants that attract pollinators and can tolerate drought.

Check out local native plant sales happening this month, and find a variety of wildflowers, sedges, grasses, trees and shrubs.

Buying local from native plant nurseries can make a big difference in ensuring you are getting truly native species that support wildlife and thrive in local conditions. Native plant sales are one of the best ways to source plants for a thriving garden.

Many of the participating nurseries are accepting pre-orders, but will also have a wide selection of plants available during the sales.

Upcoming sales in the Kansas City area

Saturday, Sept. 9 – Kansas City, MO Hosted by Deep Roots

Location: Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO
Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nurseries include City Roots, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Sow Wild Natives, Forrest Keeling Nursery

Saturday, Sept. 9 – Paola, KS Hosted by Miami County Conservation District

Location: USDA Field Office, 100 Angela St., Paola, KS
Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 16 – Kansas City, MO Hosted by GrowNative!

Location: Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO
Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nurseries include BlackRoot Farms, City Roots, Gaylena’s Garden, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Ozark Soul Native Plants, Sow Wild Natives

Saturday, Sept. 23 – Kansas City, MO Hosted by Platte Land Trust

Location: Backyard Bird Center, 6212 NW Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO
Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nurseries include Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

Click the event links to learn more about each event

Find local resources and planting advice

Deep Roots is inspiring 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 new 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.