Chapters in Kentucky

Mark has 1.5 acres, with a full acre in natives and uncut grass.

Members will please RSVP by emailing Hart at [email protected]. 

Fall is a wonderful time to plant native perennials. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the benefits of fall planting, and how to plan and prepare your site. Registration includes a Pollinator Pack of 12 native plants including Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), rose milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).*

The workshop is presented in partnership with Community Education. The $50 registration fee includes the educational presentation, hands-on garden bed planning with Wild Ones volunteers, and the 12-plant Pollinator Pack. Registrants can add additional participants to their order for $15 each (the additional participant fee does not include a Pollinator Pack).

Attendees may want to bring maps or photos of their property, to help with their garden plan. We will have materials to share, but students may wish to bring their own tools to help draft their garden plan (e.g. colored pencils, graph paper, and tools like a ruler, compass, or protractor).

*Please note: We may substitute appropriate species in case of unforeseen difficulties.

Jessa's native plant garden is 3 years in the making. On her small 1/4 acre lot in the city, you will see a variety of habitats: from shady to sunny, shorter to taller, and everything in between. It is a bit experimental, with a wide variety of plants, an "aggressor's bed," to see who will win and who can be tamed by plants alone. Many of the beds have definitive borders and structural support, so you can see ideas for front lawn plantings. There are also some "Oops" areas, where plants are too big for the space and need to move. Hopefully, this tour will give you ideas of what you might want to do and might not want to do in your yard!

Wild Ones SoKY Chapter is happy to announce our 4th Annual Fall Native Plant Sale! It will be held on Saturday, September 28th, 9am until noon at the Unitarian Universalist Church parking lot at 2033 Nashville Road in Bowling Green, KY!

Members are invited to the Early Bird shop&Swap at 8am. Native plants and seeds from Wild Ones Member gardens will be available for purchase and/or swap. Everyone is encouraged to bring plants and seeds to sell and/or swap. Please label your plants. Botanical names are much appreciated.

The sale is open from 9-12.  Set up time starts at 7AM.  Restrooms will be available in the church's buildings.

Please join us for a walk and signature native tree and shrub planting demonstration. Families will learn about best practices in seasonal transfer of plants, participate in site preparation techniques, and learn techniques for safely transferring woody perennials.