Native Plant Sales

City of Chicago

May 19–20, 2006

Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hyde Park Garden Fair
Hyde Park Shopping Center
55th & South Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL
Contact George Rumsey at (733) 288-3716.

June 10–11, 2006

Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
City Wilds Festival
North Park Village Nature Center
5801 N. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL
Contact Bob Porter at (312) 744-5472.

North

April 27–28

McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District Plant Sale
View catalog online.
Place orders by March 24th. Pick up plants on April 27th and 28th at 2222 Dean St., Woodstock, IL. Some extras will be available for purchase on the day of the sale.

May 3, 2006

Wednesday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District
Lake County Fair Grounds
Between Route 120 & Route 45
Grayslake, IL, at the Poultry building
Deadline for orders is April 14.
Contact Mea Blauer at (847) 223-1056.

May 6, 2006

Saturday 9 a.m. – noon
Citizens for Conservation
10th Annual Native Plant, Tree, and Shrub Sale
459 West Highway 22, Barrington, IL
(847) 382-7283
Select from a wide variety of healthy, robust native plants. Experts on hand to offer advice on plant selections. Plants for butterfly gardens, rain gardens, privacy screening, and shaded woodland areas.

May 7, 2006

Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m.
Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee Annual Plant Sale
McHenry County College
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL

May 20-21, 2006

Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd.
Glencoe, IL
Though a wide variety of plant types will featured, native plants will be available.
Call (847) 835-5440 for details.

South

April 8, 2006

Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friends of Indiana Dunes 10th Annual Native Plant Sale
At State Park Beach Pavilion.
Route 49 at Lake Michigan, Chesterton, IN
Choose from more than 100 varieties of plants native to northern Indiana. More than 2,500 "surprise plants" will be added to the open-stock shopping on the day of the sale.
View pdf (405k) of brochure (includes plant list).
Enjoy two free lectures at the Park Nature Center (9 a.m.: “Gardening with Native Plants”; 10 a.m.: “Gardening with Trees and Shrubs”).
(219) 926-2790

May 6, 2006

Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wild Birds Unlimited
1149 Essington Rd.
Joliet, IL
Art and Linda’s Wildflowers will be present to offer advice for the amateur native gardener.
Contact Denise and Bill Allaway at (815) 744-3800 for details.

May 7, 2006

Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wild Birds Unlimited
13012 S. LaGrange Rd. Palos Park, IL
Art and Linda’s Wildflowers will be present to offer advice for the amateur native gardener.
Contact Denise and Bill Allaway at (815) 744-3800 for details.

June 3, 2006

Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wild Birds Unlimited
1149 Essington Road, Joliet, IL
Art and Linda’s Wildflowers will be present to offer advice for the amateur native gardener.
Contact Denise and Bill Allaway at 815-744-3800 for details.

June 4, 2006

Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wild Birds Unlimited
13012 S. LaGrange Road, Palos Park, IL
Art and Linda’s Wildflowers will be present to offer advice for the amateur native gardener.
Contact Denise and Bill Allaway at (815) 744-3800 for details.

West

May 7, 2006

Sunday 10 a.m – 2 p.m.
Schaumburg Community Garden Native Plant Sale
At Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary
1111 E. Schaumburg Rd
Schaumburg, IL
Call (847) 985-2100.

Sunday 1 – 5 p.m.
Green Earth Institute
Green Earth Fair
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
Naperville, IL 60565

May 17

Kane/DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District Plant Sale
View catalog online.
To order, call (630) 584-7961 and ask for Dolores or Sue.
May 5th is the last day to order. Plants can be picked up May 17th at the University of Illinois Extension Office, Kane County, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, IL.

May 21, 2006

Sunday 10 a.m – 4 p.m.
Wolf Road Prairie Benefit Sale
Wolf Road Prairie
11225 Constitution Drive, Westchester, IL
At the Prairie House, north end of the prairie, between Cermak Rd. (22nd St.) and 31st St.
Call (708) 865-8736.