Native Plant Events

All current members of Wild Ones Greater Baltimore are welcome to attend our monthly board meetings.

Email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.

Take an in-depth look at Mt. Cuba’s expansive gardens and discover how to apply sustainable gardening practices. Learn about environmental topics such as climate change, systems-thinking, and consciously sourcing native plants for your region. This tour expands on concepts covered in the introductory Welcome Walk. Tour includes walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths.

We are offering 2 dates for this tour – September 18th and September 20th.

The tour will begin promptly at 10am and last 1.5 hours followed by 30 minutes of free time to wander the gardens. At noon we will enjoy a picnic lunch outdoors. A boxed lunch may be purchased, or guests can bring their own food. Note: outdoor seating will be first-come, first-served.

Cost for admission and tour is $35. Add-on optional boxed lunch is $24

If this tour is sold out, contact [email protected] to be added to the waitlist.

Discover how ecological landscaping with native plants can make your landscape more resilient and help address the climate crisis. This webinar will highlight practical, evidence-based approaches to designing and maintaining landscapes that build resilience to climate change and support native biodiversity. Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis,” featuring environmental horticulturalist and ecological landscape designer Kim Eierman.

Take an in-depth look at Mt. Cuba’s expansive gardens and discover how to apply sustainable gardening practices. Learn about environmental topics such as climate change, systems-thinking, and consciously sourcing native plants for your region. This tour expands on concepts covered in the introductory Welcome Walk. Tour includes walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths.

We are offering 2 dates for this tour – September 18th and September 20th.

The tour will begin promptly at 10am and last 1.5 hours followed by 30 minutes of free time to wander the gardens. At noon we will enjoy a picnic lunch outdoors. A boxed lunch may be purchased, or guests can bring their own food. Note: outdoor seating will be first-come, first-served.

Cost for admission and tour is $35. Add-on optional boxed lunch is $24

If this tour is sold out, contact [email protected] to be added to the waitlist.

Sponsored by: Sierra Club – Greater Baltimore Group, Wild Ones Greater Baltimore and Baltimore County Master Gardeners. 

Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring the beauty and practicality of meadows and rain gardens. This event will combine education, inspiration, and community connections for anyone interested in native plants, sustainable landscaping, or climate resilience.

About the Garden

The Dongarra meadow and rain garden grew out of both vision and necessity. After a second devastating flood in their neighborhood, Paul and his family were determined to create something that could help the community while fulfilling a long-held dream. They envisioned a natural meadow that would reduce mowing, provide vital pollinator habitat, and bring a sense of awe to the neighborhood.

With renewed purpose, the design began in the winter of 2019 and was put into action at the start of the COVID lockdown. Today, the system thrives with little bluestem as its foundation, accented by native wildflowers such as liatris, coneflower, black-eyed susans, goldenrod, and asters. Specimen plants like Buttonbush, Viburnum Nudum, Winterberry, and Sweet Bay Magnolia further enrich the landscape, offering food and habitat for wildlife year-round.

Workshop Goals

Participants will learn:

How to assess whether your site is right for a rain garden
Sizing and preparing a rain garden for long-term success
Meadow preparation and maintenance tips
Where to find gardening mentors and resources
Opportunities to purchase native plants
Participate in a native seed swap . If you already grow native plants, feel free to bring seeds to share.
Most importantly, this workshop is about building connections — with the land, with plants, and with one another.

Whether you’re just getting started or already have native plantings of your own, we invite you to come learn how small steps in our yards can protect neighborhoods, build climate resilience, and beautify our communities.

Cancellation Policy: Steady rain cancels

Details coming soon! 

Join us for a native plant/seed share at the Howard County Conservancy this October 18th (Saturday) from 11am-1pm!

BRING: Bare root plants and/or seeds to share IF you have them, but bringing something is NOT REQUIRED! More seasoned gardeners are as happy to share their native plant bounty as newbies are to start filling in their garden spaces!

***Native plants only - no invasives or exotics! Native to MD is preferred, though native to adjacent states is allowed, as are nativars. 

Details coming soon!