You’ve made plans for a butterfly/pollinator friendly garden, the plant list is complete and now you’re on the hunt for where to buy native plants.
There are several native plant sales coming up this spring, some with pre-order options. If the plant sales don’t offer everything you need, there are native plant nurseries in the area that might be able to fill your wish list.
PLANT SALES
April 25, 2016 Last day to order plants, pick up May 18, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Kane-Dupage Soil and Water Conservation District http://www.kanedupageswcd.org/sales.htm
April 30, 2016 8:30 am – noon City of Wheaton, Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission and Wheaton Park District Native Plant Sale http://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/native-plant-sale/
May 1, 2016 – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Schaumburg Community Garden Club http://schaumburggardenclub.org/plantsales/native-plant-sale/
May 6, 2016 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, May 7 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Mayslake Peabody Estate Forest Preserve District of DuPage County http://www.dupageforest.org/nativeplantsale/
NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES
A list of native plant growers, nurseries and outlets is available on the Wild Ones Greater Dupage Chapter website at http://dupage.wildones.org/native-plant-nurseries/