Purchase native flowers and woody plants, a rain barrel, or a compost bin. As you shop, learn about eco-friendly practices to benefit your home, pocketbook, and community. Educators will be available onsite at the sale to answer your questions.

Register and participate in a free bird walk on Saturday, May 11 at 7 am. The first 25 people to register here or at 847-367-6640 will get exclusive first entry into the sale.

The Native Plant Sale, held on Mother's Day weekend, is an annual fundraiser benefitting our environmental education programs and events. Thank you for your support.

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Why Plant Native Species?

You can choose from a variety of native plants, shrubs and trees suited to almost any backyard. Native plants are beautiful, hardy, less expensive, easy to maintain, beneficial to the environment and thrive in Illinois gardens.

• No need for fertilizers, pesticides, or water and lawn maintenance equipment
• Native flowering species will provide an abundance of nectar and attract wildlife from butterflies and songbirds, to chipmunks and beneficial insects
• For species information and photos, visit Illinois Wildflowers, Possibility Place Nursery, USDA Plants Database, or the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

All sales are final. Limited quantities of plants are available; some substitutions of species or sizes may be necessary depending on greenhouse conditions. Cash, checks or credit cards are accepted. This is a fundraiser. Proceeds from sale benefit our environmental education programs and events. Thank you for your support!

Native Plant Sale Species List