Wild Ones Columbus hosts free monthly programs for our members and the public. Please note that events will be cancelled in the case of a Level 2 snow emergency.
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March 2026
How to Install a Bog Garden, with David Marsolo
Innis House (Inniswoods Metro Park) , 940 S. Hempstead Road, Westerville, OH
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
A bog can serve the same functions as a traditional rain garden but has the advantages of being low maintenance, climate resilient and attractive for a much longer part of the year.
David Marsolo is a long time Wild Ones member. He has been maintaining artificial bogs at his suburban Westerville home for about 20 years. He will describe how to install a bog and fill it with many interesting native plants including pollinator and host plants.
Free National Webinar: Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology presented by Joey Santore
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.
April 2026
WOC Member Meeting Members Only
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Karl Road Branch, 5590 Karl Rd, Columbus, OH, 43229 Map
Members Only Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Meet and greet your fellow members and officers!
Don Reuter, our Plant Sale Chair, will discuss preparations for the upcoming plant sale and volunteer needs.
We'll also have signup sheets for other committees, such as Programs, Membership, Seed Swap, Communications (social media, website), and others. Bring your ideas!
Refreshments will be available. Additional program details to follow.
May 2026
Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale
Overbrook Presbyterian Church Parking Lot, 4131 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43214 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Free Public Parking
Mark your calendars for our highly anticipated and well attended annual native plant sale!
A wide variety of native flowering plants, grasses, shrubs, and trees will be available for sale from Wild Ones Columbus and local native plant vendors.
We hope to post a list of this year's plants several days before the plant sale. Click here to view 2025's plant list.
Stay tuned for more information!
September 2026
Free National Webinar- September 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
October 2026
Free National Webinar- October 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2026
Free National Webinar- November 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!