Chapters in Iowa

Wild Ones Cedar Rapids Iowa City Chapter is based in Iowa City and serves Cedar Rapids and other communities in Linn and Johnson counties.
https://cedarrapidsiowacity.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonescedarrapidsiowacity/
https://www.instagram.com/wildonescedarrapidsiowacity/

Wild Ones Central Iowa (Seedling) Chapter serves the greater Des Moines metro and surrounding communities including Polk, Boone, Dallas, Story, Marshall, Jaspers, Marion, and Madison counties.
https://centraliowa.wildones.org/
[email protected]

Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter is located in the Siouxland area, which includes northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota.
https://loesshills.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/LoessHillsWildOnes/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaz3V8pg9-5Or5aZ0SOXBuA

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Upcoming Chapter Events in Iowa

Jun
10

Wild Ones Chapter Social at The Green House

Hosted by Wild Ones Cedar Rapids Iowa City Chapter
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
to (Central Time)
The Green House, 505 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, 52240 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Social

Join us for a social meetup with other native plant enthusiasts at The Green House, Iowa City's botanical-themed cocktail lounge. 

Everyone is welcome – from beginners to seasoned gardeners – and you don’t need to be a Wild Ones member to attend. Buy yourself a beverage and we’ll provide snacks.

Feel free to bring a friend, some favorite pics from your yard or from nature for “show and tell”, and your biggest question or challenge related to native plants.

Jul
18

Morningside Garden Walks

Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter
Saturday, July 18th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Sertoma Park and Morningside University

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Public Garden Tour Free Public Parking

Join Noah E at his Eagle Scout project garden at Sertoma Park.  This garden was planted Fall of 2025 - come see what a first season native garden looks like!

Jose L will also show off his garden located at Morningside University.  More details to come!

Jul
25

Summer Plant Sale and Garden Walk

Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Hilltop Garden , 2801 S Cecelia St, Sioux City, IA, 51106 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Tom & Cheri Stewart have created an ever-expanding, backyard native garden paradise that's both beautiful and ecologically significant.  In 2022, the Stewart's Hilltop Garden was awarded Sioux City's Yard-of-the-Year.   

Located at 2801 S. Cecelia Street, Sioux City.

Come walk the gardens and enjoy the pollinators who are also visiting!  

Then relax on a garden bench while enjoying some refreshments.  

Or shop the native plant sale at the Hilltop Garden and pick up a few natives for your own yard.  Proceeds from the plant sale go towards funding native plant gardens and educational programs in the Siouxland region.

The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes planting native landscapes, both small and large, in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Native plants attract pollinators and other wildlife, enhancing your home and the environment. 

Aug
8

Vermillion Garden Walks

Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter
Saturday, August 8th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Vermillion, SD

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour

More details to come!

Aug
15

Hinton Garden Walks

Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter
Saturday, August 15th, 2026
to (Central Time)
1250 Tucker Hill Dr, Hinton, IA, 51024 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

The Metzger native gardens located at 1250 Tucker Hill, Hinton, IA were started in Spring of 2020 by Danielle & James and are ever expanding with each passing year. Each garden has a name and was designed by Danielle using plants mostly from Loess Hills Wild Ones native plant sales.

Most of the rock borders for the gardens were transported from Danielle’s father’s farm located in Buena Vista County. Danielle has a love for grasses and sedges.  Her favorite wildflowers are the different species of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) and Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa). Her love of the Monarch Butterfly is what sparked and ignited her joy of native gardening.

The garden tour is free, open to the public, and open yard style. Come and go as you please.  Refreshments and restrooms will be available.

The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes planting native landscapes, both small and large, in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Native plants attract native pollinators and other wildlife, enhancing your home and the environment. 

More info to come on La Vone's gardens located just outside of Hinton, IA.


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