Calendar of Events and Programs

Join Wild Ones National Board President Loris Damerow for a special presentation as part of Week 3 of the 2025 Less Lawn More Life Challenge, “Native Plants Planted Right.” Loris will walk us through the basics of native plant gardening- from choosing the right plants to planting and maintaining them with confidence.

Join us on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT for the YouTube Live premiere of this 30-minute webinar. Native plant experts from  Wild Ones, Plan it Wild, Homegrown National Park, ReWild Your Campus, and others will be active in the live chat throughout the presentation and for 30 minutes after the webinar, giving you plenty of time to ask questions and engage! 

This event is designed for newcomers to native gardening and is part of the national Less Lawn More Life Challenge, hosted by Plan It Wild in collaboration with Wild Ones, iNaturalist, Homegrown National Park, Pollinator Partnership  and many others! 

See more about the Less Lawn More Life Challenge:  https://www.lesslawnmorelife.com/ 

A wide variety of native flowering plants, grasses, shrubs, and trees will be available from Wild Ones Columbus and local vendors Natives in Harmony, Leaves for Wildlife, and Scioto Gardens.

We plan to publish a list of plants that will be available at this year's sale closer to the event date. In the meantime, click here to view a list of plants that were offered at our 2024 sale.

Be sure to stop by!

Volunteers are needed to staff this event. Please click here to sign up. Thank you!

Wild Ones Columbus will join Reynoldsburg Parks and Recreation and other organizations in engaging the community about all things nature, education, plants, and outdoor recreation. 

Sign up here to help us with our table/display and share your knowledge about native plants with visitors!

Scioto Gardens will be hosting a Habitat Hoopla to celebrate the birds, bees, frogs, and other creatures in our landscape who depend on native plants! Learn from wildlife experts and speakers sharing how to create habitat at your home. Native plant growers Leaves for Wildlife and Natives in Harmony will join us to offer the largest variety of native plants available in Central Ohio. Dos Patrones food truck will also be on hand serving up delicious Mexican street food.

Sign up here to help us with our table/display and share your knowledge about native plants with visitors!

Celebrate birds, bees, butterflies and all of the other creatures that make our gardens grow during Pollinator Palooza in conjunction with National Pollinator Week. Engage with local pollinator advocacy organizations, while enjoying learning opportunities, crafts, music, garden tours and more.

This event is free to attend; no tickets or reservations are required. Please note that this event is held in the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus, southeast of the Conservatory. Admission is required if you choose to visit the Conservatory before or after the event.

For programming information, visit the Pollinator Palooza page at the Franklin Park Conservatory.

Sign up here to help us with our table/display and share your knowledge about native plants with visitors!

For the schedule of activities, visit the Columbus ArborFest page.

Sign up here to help us with our table/display and share your knowledge about native plants with visitors!

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!