It’s time to plant natives, and despite spring sale event cancellations, you can still order your favorite native flowers, shrubs and trees online or by phone for curbside pickup.
To find a native plant nursery or sale anywhere in the U.S., visit the Plant Native Directory or Choose Natives for options by city, county and state.
Here are native plant sales in the Kansas City / Lawrence area in May and June.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery Native Plant Sale – May 16
The Backyard Bird Center will host a Missouri Wildflowers Nursery Plant Sale pickup from 1 – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at 6212 NW Barry Road, Kansas City, MO. All plants must be pre-ordered and paid for prior to the sale. Order plants at Missouri Wildflowers Nursery or call 573-496-3492.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale – May 23
The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold its sale from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 in in the south parking lot of Ruby Jean’s at 30th an Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO. For the safety of growers, staff, volunteers and customers, all plants need to be ordered online and pre-paid for pickup at the sale from these growers:
City Roots Nursery
Order online by Thursday, May 21.
Gaylena’s Garden
Order on Facebook via private message or email your order to [email protected] by Thursday, May 21.
Green Thumb Gardens
Order online or by calling 816-207-7960 or email [email protected] by 5 p.m., Friday, May 22.
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Order online or by calling 573-496-3492 by Tuesday, May 19.
Forrest Keeling Nursery
Order online or by calling 800-356-2401 by Thursday, May 21.
For more information, contact Missouri Prairie Foundation at 888-843-6739 or email [email protected].
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS
Deep Roots Native Plant Sale – June 6
Deep Roots Native Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 in the Prairie Village Pool parking lot, 7711 Delmar St., Prairie Village, KS. Customers must order and pay for plants in advance. A drive-through pickup will be organized by customer’s last name and can be found at Deep Roots.
Customers can order from:
City Roots Nursery
Order online or by calling 573-619-1920 by Thursday, June 4.
Green Thumb Gardens
Order online or by calling 816-207-7960 or email [email protected] by Wednesday, June 3.
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Order online or by calling 573-496-3492 by Tuesday, June 2.
Parson’s GardensPre-order by 10 p.m. Sunday, May 31 online or by calling 402-657-6929.
LAWRENCE, KS
Monarch Watch Native Plant Sale – May 15 – 23
In Lawrence, KS, Monarch Watch will hold its native plant sale online with curbside pickup on May 15 -23 by appointment. For more information, visit Monarch Watch. The minimum order is $20, with delivery available for orders of $100 or more within the Lawrence city limits. Customers will be given the pickup location when ordering.
The Prairie Village Native Plant Sale on May 16 and Lenexa Native Plant Sale on May 30 have been cancelled.
Photo: Deep Roots KC