Woman holding a tray of native plants at a plant sale.

These local plant sales will start your garden off right! Good for your garden, the pollinators, your harvests and the community.

Plants grown for these sales are not treated with Neonicotinoid pesticides, are non-GMO, locally raised by experts- and the sales directly benefit some great gardening programs.

Listed in Chronological order- ladies and gentlemen, save these dates!

Local Plant Sales

AFSA School Plant Sale
May 9th-11th, at the AFSA High School (Vadnais Heights)
Held in the School’s greenhouse, plants (mostly annuals) are all grown by AFSA students and supports a variety of FFA activities at the school.

Outdoor plant sale with tables full of small potted plants

Friends School Plant Sale
May 10th-12th, at the State Fair Grounds

With 1,000’s of plant varieties this may be the largest single plant sale in the U.S. It is a fundraising event for the Friends School of Minnesota, a small Quaker K-8 school in St. Paul. Plants are grown as naturally as possible, 80% from local growers.

Anoka County Master Gardener Sale
May 14 + 15 at the Anoka County Fairgrounds

Ramsey County Master Gardeners Plant Sale
May 18th – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.​ – Aldrich Arena

Over 300 varieties of plants grown by local master gardeners, neonic free and grown in sterile potting soil to stop the spread of jumping worms. The proceeds from this sale benefit the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener programs in Ramsey County. Master Gardeners on hand (LIKE ME- wink wink) to answer questions.

Indoor plant sale

Hennepin County master Gardeners Plant Sale
May 18th – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Hopkins Pavilion

Waldorf School Plant Sale
May 18th – 10a.m. – 3 p.m. – MN Waldorf School, 70 East County Road B

Landscape Revival Plant Sale + Expo
June 1st Rockpoint Church Lake Elmo
This sale focuses on locally grown NATIVE plants for pollinators grown by local growers without any systemic insecticides. Also, no cultivars sold, so straight native plants.

Shoppers comparing plants at a plant sale

Wild Ones Plant Sale Pick Up Near Mounds View High School
Order by: May 15th
Pick Up Dates: June 8th + 9th

The “Big River, Big Woods” chapter of Wild Ones is again holding their annual plant sale of native wildflowers, ferns, sedges, grasses available in many sizes from Glacial Ridge and Outback Nurseries- two local and trusted native plant specialists.

Other Local Plant Options

Farmers Markets – Shop you local farmers market for locally grown vegetable + native plant starts. Find your local market at MNGROWN

Native wildflower garden planting a "pocket prairie" from MN Native Landscapes

All Good Organics – Lino Lakes, MN
Limited but healthy variety of organic vegetable starts between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day available at their on site farm store.

MN Native Landscapes – Otsego, MN
Variety of MN native seeds, plants and ecological services offered. Shop online here.
*I planted one of their “Pocket Prairies” years ago and love how it has grown over the years!

Outback Nursery – Hastings, MN
Sells Minnesota native perennials, shrubs, vines and trees.

Prairie Moon Nursery– Winona, MN
Hundreds of varieties of native seeds, plants both potted and bare root. You can visit or order online here.

Prairie Restorations – Princeton, Scandia and Cloquet, MN
Wide variety of Minnesota Native plants in all sizes, plus single species and wildflower seed mixes. Shop online here.

Of course you can always look for neighborhood seed and plant swaps, check your local seed library and- you’d be amazed at how many plants you can still start yourself from seed.
Learn what you can still succession plant and how to start seeds with me. I even have a pre-recorded Seed Starting Class available.

Harvest baskets full of tomatoes next to a row of marigolds

I hope this gives you more REAL LIFE options for growing your best garden yet!

Dig In,
Michelle