Where to buy native plants this fall
While spring planting is still the big Wisconsin tradition, there are growing options for purchasing native plants for fall planting.
More nature centers and conservation organizations are hosting in-person or online native plant sales in fall, which can be a great time to plant. See our listing below of the sales we’re aware of; check in with Wild Ones Wisconsin Chapters not listed below to see if they have fall sales, and please let us know if there are native plant sales this fall we should add to our list.
The number of Wisconsin native plant nurseries or nurseries offering native plants in spring as well as fall is growing as well. Johnson’s Nursery in Menomonee Falls and Prairie Nursery in Westfield are both longtime growers that are partnering with SOS Save Our Songbirds and sell a wide variety of plants for fall planting. White Pelican Farm Native Plant Nursery in Wyocena is another SOS partner that this fall will sell some plants and shrubs this fall, and allows people to reserve plants this fall for next spring.
Check Wisconsin’s DNR’s list of Wisconsin Native Plant Nurseries for other options near you.
Online and in-person native plants sales
Milwaukee area
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Native Plant Sale, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the nature center, 111 E. Brown Deer Road Milwaukee, WI 53217. In-person shopping is free to all and registration is not required. Advance order for pickup on that date will be available using a pre-order link open Thursday Aug. 10, noon – Wednesday Aug. 16, midnight.
Monday, August 21 - September 10, 2023
River Revitalization Foundation Native Plant Sale, Order Online from Johnson’s Nursery using the link provided from Aug. 21-Sept. 10 and pick up your plants on Sept. 15 at the foundation, 2134 N. Riverboat Road.
Green Bay area
Saturday, August 26
Wild Ones Green Bay Chapter Native Plant Sale, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Stone Silo Prairie, located at 2325 Ok Ridge Circle, De Pere, WI.