These local plant sales will start your garden off right! Good for your garden, the pollinators, your harvests and the community.
Plants grown for the sales I mention are never treated with Neonicotinoid pesticides, are non-GMO, always 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 8th-10th, 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.
Lake Country School Plant Sale
May 8 & 9 from 8:30-5:30 at Lake Country Montessori School
Held in the school parking lot, featuring organically grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, and native plants. Preorder now to secure the best selection.
Friends School Plant Sale
May 9th-11th, 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 13 at the Anoka County Fairgrounds
Select from thousands of plants—perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, trees/shrubs and more!
Ramsey County Master Gardeners Plant Sale
May 17th – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Aldrich Arena
Over 300 varieties of plants including annual flowers, natives, perennials, herbs, vegetables and houseplants 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.
Hennepin County master Gardeners Plant Sale
May 17th – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Hopkins Pavilion
Waldorf School Plant Sale
May 17th – 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.
Wild Ones Plant Sale 3974 Fairview Ave N in Arden Hills, MN, 55112.
May 31+ June 1
The “Big River, Big Woods” chapter of Wild Ones is again holding their annual plant sale, with 50 varieties of native Trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, sedges, grasses available in many sizes.
Other Local Plant Options
Farmers Markets – Shop you local farmers market for locally grown vegetable + native plant starts. Find your local market at MNGROWN
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.
I hope this gives you more REAL LIFE options for growing your best garden yet!
Dig In,
Michelle
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