Native Plant Sale

Native Plant Wild Roots Market

(not just a Wild Ones native plant sale!) 

SATURDAY | JUNE 14, 2025

Noon to 3:00 pm

9946 Wentworth Ave S, Bloomington MN

An old idea made new 2025! Wild Ones Twin Cities is hosting a fundraiser where members donate native plant volunteers from their gardens. Our last donated sale was in 2020, discontinued after learning about invasive Asian Jumping Worms, most often spread through exchange of plants and garden soil. Since then we’ve continued to teach methods that allow for sharing plants safely, no hitchhikers, be it invasive earthworms or creeping bellflower.

We invite members and guests to come peruse the wide selection of native plants, from young seedlings to mature plants including some woody shrubs. Some of the choices are popular and in limited supply at local nurseries, others are plants you may not be familiar with.

In exchange for what you take home, we ask that you offer a Free Will Donation to our chapter. Proceeds will help us continue to offer educational presentations, tours and excellent printed booklets and resource materials. At 3:00 pm, any remaining plants and tools will be given away or donated to another organization.

Regarding safe gardening practices: We are only accepting plant donations that are free of soil from home gardens. Plants may be native plant extras from winter sowing (potted in clean soil), bareroot plants wrapped in newsprint or re-potted in clean soil after bare rooting. We have and continue to offer Bareroot Clinics and Potting Sessions to help gardeners learn this practice. The plants folks bring to the clinics will be available at Wild Roots Market. All plants will be labeled with common and botanical names. An inventory of what we receive in the clinics will be posted a few days prior to sale. 

We’re also accepting native plant and garden related items, such as Garden Tools, Wheelbarrows, Yard Ornaments and Native Plant Books. PLUS +++ We’ve learned we’ll have 40 bags of Certified compost from Dakota Prairie Compost!

After four Bareroot Clinics plus a generous donation from Debbie Hanson, owner of Naturally Wild, we've amassed well over 1,000 native plants. Some are seedlings grown by members, but most are mature plants that have had their roots cleaned before re-potting. In the past few days we took inventory and identified over 90 native plant species, a few of some, full flats of others. Check out the list of plants we've received below. We expect more to arrive on Saturday morning.

FERNS

  • Cystopteris bulbifera • Bulblet Fern
  • Matteuccia struthiopteris • Ostrich Fern
  • Onoclea sensibilis • Sensitive Fern

FORBS

  • Agastache Foeniculum • Anise Hyssop
  • Agastache scrophylerafolia • Purple Giant Hyssop
  • Allium canadense • Wild Garlic
  • Allium cernuum • Nodding Onion
  • Anaphalis margaritacea • Pearly Everlasting
  • Anemone canadensis • Canada Anemone
  • Anemone virginiana • Tall Thimbleweed
  • Antennaria neglecta • Field Pussytoes
  • Aquilegia canadensis • Columbine
  • Arisaema triphyllum • Jack in the Pulpit
  • Asarum canadense • Wild Ginger
  • Asclepias Tuberosa • Butterfly Weed
  • Baptisia alba • White Wild Indigo
  • Campanula rotundifolia • Hairbell
  • Coreopsis palmata • Prairie Coreopsis (Tickseed)
  • Doellingeria umbellata • Flat Top Aster
  • Eurybia macrophylla • Big-leaved Aster
  • Eutrochium maculatum • Joe Pye Weed - Sweet
  • Eutrochium purpureum • Joe Pye Weed - Spotted
  • Fragaria virginiana • Wild Strawberry
  • Galium boreale • Northern Bedstraw
  • Geranium maculatum • Wild Geranium
  • Helenium autumnale • Sneezeweed
  • Helianthus strumosus • Woodland Sunflower
  • Helianthus tuberosus • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Heterotheca villosa (Chrysopsis) • Hairy Golden Aster
  • Hydrophyllum virginianum • Virginia Waterleaf
  • Linum lewisii • Blue Flax
  • Maianthemum canadense • Canada Mayflower
  • Maianthemum stellatum • Starry Solomon's Seal (Plume)
  • Mentha Arvensis • Wild Mint
  • Monarda fistulosa • Beebalm
  • Penstemon digitalis • Foxglove beardtongue
  • Physostegia virginiana • Obedient Plant
  • Polemonium reptans • Jacob's Ladder
  • Polygonatum biflorum • Solomon's Seal (smooth)
  • Pycnanthemum virginianum • Virginia Montain Mint
  • Ratibida columnifera • Long-headed Mexican Hat Coneflower
  • Ratibida pinnata • Yellow Coneflower Grey Headed
  • Rudbeckia laciniata • Wild Golden Glow Cut Leaf Coneflower
  • Rudbeckia triloba • Brown eyed Susan
  • Ruellia humilis • Wild Petunia
  • Sanguinaria canadensis • Bloodroot
  • Silphium perfoliatum • Cup Plant
  • Silphium terebinthinaceum • Prairie Dock
  • Solidago flexicaulis • Zig Zag Goldenrod
  • Solidago rigida • Stiff Goldenrod
  • Solidago speciosa • Showy Goldenrod
  • Stylophorum diphyllum • Wood Celandine Poppy
  • Symphyotrichum cordifolium • Heart-leaved Aster
  • Symphyotrichum ericoides • Heath Aster
  • Symphyotrichum lanceolatum • Panicle Aster (we think)
  • Symphyotrichum novae-angliae • New England Aster
  • Symphyotrichum oblongifolium • Aromatic Aster
  • Symphyotrichum oolentangiense • Sky Blue Aster
  • Thalictrum dasycarpum • Tall Purple Meadow Rue
  • Thalictrum dioicum • Early Meadow Rue
  • Thalictrum pubescens • Tall Meadowrue
  • Tradescantia ohiensis • Ohio spiderwort
  • Uvularia sessilifolia • Sessile-leaf Bellwort
  • Verbena hastata • Blue Vervain
  • Verbena stricta • Hoary Vervain
  • Vernonia fasciculata • Ironweed
  • Veronicastrum virginicum • Culver's Root
  • Viola canadensis • Canada Violet
  • Viola sororia • Common Blue Violet
  • Zizia aurea • Golden Alexanders

GRASSES

  • Andropogon gerardii • Big bluestem
  • Bouteloua curtipendula • Side Oats Gramma
  • Bouteloua gracilis • Blue Gramma
  • Carex spp. • Sedge - unknown
  • Carex pensylvanica • Penn Sedge
  • Elymus hystrix • Bottlebrush Grass
  • Eragrostis spectabilis • Purple Love Grass
  • Hierochloe odorata • Sweet Grass
  • Koeleria macrantha • June Grass
  • Panicum virgatum • Switch Grass
  • Schizachyrium scoparium • Little Bluestem
  • Sorghastrum nutans • Indian Grass
  • Sporobolus heterolepis • Prairie Dropseed

SHRUBS

  • Diervilla lonicera • Bush Honeysuckle
  • Spirea alba • Meadowsweet Spirea
  • Symphoricarpos albus • White Snowberry
VINES
  • Clematis virginiana • Virgin's Bower

Native Plant Sign Sales*

*If you would like to pre-order native plant signs to pick up at our Wild Roots Market, please fill out this form and email to wotcsigns@gmail.com by Wednesday, June 11th. Thank you!
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SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE

Addresses and other logistics will be published on our website prior to each event. In the event of severe weather, unless otherwise noted, Saturday native plant garden tours move to following day at 1:00 pm. Thank you to George Watson for coordinating our summer tours in 2024 and 2025. If you have an interest in coordinating tours for 2026, please contact any board member or email info@wildonestwincities.org.  
 
SATURDAY | JUNE 21, 2025
10 am - 12 pm
Adrienne's Gardens in St Louis Park 
Adrienne got hooked on native plants and continues to add to their gardens. Since beginning to add natives they have had foxes, rabbits, toads and their Bird Weather monitor has detected 157 birds, with 30 species they see frequently. Adrienne is are now mounding leaves under the larger shrubs instead of mulching - fireflies were spotted last July - a huge highlight! 
 
SATURDAY | JULY 12, 2025
10 am - 12 pm
Emily's Gardens in West St Paul
Prairie, woodland (newly established, including a spring 2025 installation) hedgerows and shrubs, pollinators, wildlife. Emily is hopeful to complete installation of a wildlife pond this summer with a high diversity of plants, including rare species. 
 
SATURDAY | AUGUST 9, 2025
10 am - 12 pm
Bria and Kendras's Indigo House Prairie in South Minneapolis
Indigo House Prairie is in South Minneapolis and has gone through tremendous transition over the last four years; it is now a well-loved one to three year old native prairie with high plant diversity. 
 
SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
10 am - 4 pm
Minneapolis Monarch Festival
An annual event where Wild Ones hosts a habitat tent - many opportunities to volunteer and so much to see and do! 
 
SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
1-3 pm
Leslie's garden in Mendota Heights
Leslie's goal has been to create biodiversity in their yard, she doesn't garden. Per Leslie, "To me, gardening is to create pretty for me. Naturescaping creates pretty for both me and wildlife. Everything in this yard (except two trees and two shrubs) was planted by me. My guess is that about 75 percent of the vegetation in this ½ acre is native." 

May Resource Fair

Wild Ones' Spring Native Plant Resource Fair

TUESDAY | MAY 20, 2025

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Open to Public from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Richfield Community Center,  7000 Nicollet Ave 

May is a busy time in our gardens, so much to prep while we await the arrival of all those native plants we ordered or planted from seed! There is always something new to learn, especially in this rapidly changing climate.

Wild Ones Twin Cities has invited professional native plant landscape designers, experienced Wild Ones members and partners who share our mission to offer tips and answer questions on native plant habitat gardening. Information will be available on plant selection for Minnesota gardens, garden site care and maintenance, how to transplant winter sown seedlings, landscape design, flora fauna relations, pollinator lawn areas and all of the education resources provided by our chapter.

Thank you to our partners and professionals who accepted our invitation.

WILD ONES PARTNERS

Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington 

Learn how to tease out new native seedlings from winter sown jugs. Plant it into a newspaper pot to take home. Learn about our hyper-local community supporting one another while creating habitat in lawns, patios, and balconies.

Blue Thumb – Planting for Clean Water® 

Blue Thumb is a network of clean water and native plant stewards creating change to bridge the gap between knowledge and action by offering resources and programs to Minnesotan residents. We'll have planting templates and other native plant info to share with folks at the event.

The Xerces Society 

The Xerces Society is an international nonprofit that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their inhabitants. Areas of education, research, and advocacy include pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.

Friends of Minnehaha Park 

Our organization was founded in April 2023, out of our common love for the Minnehaha Regional Park and awareness that the park needs our care and our support. We coordinate environmental stewardship events, engaging with volunteers to support restoration events such as invasive species removal, planting, seeding and litter cleanup events.

Nokomis Naturescape 

Learn about the 4-acre Nokomis Naturescape at Lake Nokomis, installed in 1998. This beautiful landscape has inspired community programs that demonstrate (gardens), educate (Grow Home Habitat), and celebrate (Minneapolis Monarch Festival). We strive to showcase the ecological importance and the unique joy of growing native plant habitat everywhere you can!

Minnesota Bird Coalition

Learn how to protect birds at home by preventing window collisions and creating bird-friendly habitat. Our booth features hands-on displays, giveaways, and simple steps you can take to make a big impact.

Izaak Walton League of America - Bush Lake Chapter

The Izaak Walton League of America is one of the earliest conservation organizations to set an aggressive course to defend wild America by changing public policy. The Bush Lake Chapter continues this rich legacy today, raising awareness of important environmental issues. Visit our table to learn about our current concerns and how you can help.

Minnesota Dragonfly Society

Ensuring the Conservation of Minnesota’s Dragonflies and Damselflies through Research and Education.

Pollinator Ambassadors

Plant it and they will come! Learn about the diversity of pollinators that visit our native plants. Test your knowledge playing a Pollinator Trivia game. Presented by Pollinator Ambassadors and the University of Minnesota Bee Lab.

PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBER BUSINESSES

ReWild Native Gardens 

ReWild Gardens creates natural, intentional habitat spaces that beautify the landscape while also supporting a myriad of important native insect and bird species. Gardens that utilize native plants and embrace pollinator-friendly practices provide nectar, pollen and sustenance for butterflies, bees and other beneficial organisms – giving them support for their entire life cycle. ReWild provides planning, installation and maintenance services for new and established wildlife-friendly natural plantings in the metro area.

Pasque Ecological Design 

Pasque Ecological Design specializes in sustainable landscape architecture design services, including designs that emulate, restore, or preserve native plant communities; designs that draw out the regional beauty of native plant communities; sustainable stormwater management; edible gardens; healing gardens; and nature based classrooms and playgrounds. Clients include residential, commercial, public, and institutional clients, including, schools and faith based communities.

Earthwise Organic Consulting 

Over 30 years experience of organic management of landscape, garden and turf, focusing on regenerating soils and plantings that thrive and heal the Earth. We can help you plan a way forward through overwhelming choices with effective, sustainable results. Alternative turf, all native bee lawns, inexpensive bed preparation and creating a healthy environment for families and pollinators.

Agrarian Seed 

Agrarian Seed & Garden is a practical garden center that suits the needs and curiosities of casual and serious gardeners alike. We offer a diverse selection of seeds, vegetable plants, herbs, flowers, native and non-native perennials, tools, and an assortment of other useful products.

Garden Variety Art by Holley Wlodarczyk

My art and patterns are inspired by the beauty, diversity and interactivity of native plants and the wildlife they attract and support. Designs featuring birds, butterflies, bees and pollinators that visit my habitat gardens decorate sustainably made products that bring a bit of nature into everyday life.

WILD ONES EDUCATION AND MERCHANDISE

Wild Ones Twin Cities will offer all of our most popular educational resources plus merchandise, including plant signs* and books. We'll also have a special "What's In a Bee Lawn" information table for our urban landscapes. This is a follow up about availability and options to seed mixes and ideas referenced in our February panel.

*If you would like to pre-order native plant signs to pick up during the Spring Resource Fair, please fill out this form and email to wotcsigns@gmail.com by Sunday, May 18th. Thank you!

2024 Resource Fair photos in pic collage by Ava McKnight. Thank you Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington for your contributions to this event.

April Program & Spring Events

THURSDAY | APRIL 17, 2025

Social 6:30 pm. | Program 7:00 pm
Richfield Community Center,  7000 Nicollet Ave 

Landscape Design for Life: 

Basics and Local Examples

Presenter | Nathalie Shanstrom, Pasque Ecological Design and Consulting

After a brief introduction on how to design with native plants, this presentation will use a range of case studies to illustrate by example how to design with native plants to: maximize sustainability and ecological function, draw out the beauty of regional landscapes, and create functional spaces that foster healthy, invigorating, meaningful connections between people and their environment. A range of examples of varying scales, context, and site uses will be included to show how the design process can vary from site to site.

SPRING EVENTS IN THE TWIN CITIES!

Garden Art FlingFeatures Wild Ones Members

Saturday, April 5th, 10am to 6pm Indoors, at the Flux Arts Building, 

699 NE Lowry Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Join us for this vibrant event, showcasing a lively mix of music; interactive story telling for kids and adults by Wonder Weaver Storytellers at 11am, 1pm, and 3:30pm; and art vendors. 

Wild Ones Member and Educator Vicky Bonk will host a TC Wild Ones Information and Outreach Table, exploring the vital role of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. 

In addition, at the next booth, husband Richard Bonk will have a selection of his fascinating mandala art available, and Vicky will have her own Pollinator photographs available for sale.

Wild Ones member Laura Burlis will have a selection of Minnesota Landscape switchplates and Garden Fairy Houses on display.

Wild Ones member Holley Wlodarczyk is launching her new graphic design business, Garden Variety Art, which features native plants and habitat gardens, especially the interactions between wildflowers and the wildlife/pollinators they support, and will have a variety of merchandise available at her first in-person art sale.

There will be several hands-on activities for the public, including mosaic stepping stones at Clay Squared to Infinity, “Butterfly Baths” at the Clay Squared Gallery and “Pollinator Palaces” at the ACW headquarters. For more info: https://fluxartsbuilding.com/the-garden-art-fling/

Pollinators are essential to the world’s food and flowers, and their importance reminds us of how we too are better together. In community, we create possibility, joy, and positive change for all. This event is a powerful reminder of how nature and the arts come together to inspire!)

Earth Day Events 

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