Native Plant Events

Come and see it to appreciate how Mother Nature has done most of the work on this homeowner’s front and back yards!

This property has been acknowledged as winners of the Green Towson Alliance native garden contest 2024, and featured on WMAR2 news recently with the help of Green Towson Alliance.

Featuring a rain garden set up with the help of GVC and University of Maryland, a water feature in the back yard that uses oxygenating plants to maintain organic balance, and a native front yard built and featured on 'Kill Your Lawn' Maryland Chapter on Earth FX - there is a lot to explore on these small (0.3 acre lot) urban native centric yards.

If the event is sold out, email wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.

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

Email wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

After moving to this 2/3-acre lot in Bel Air less than 2 years ago, creating native gardens and an oasis for wildlife has been the priority.

The established wooded section of the property has all native trees and has mostly been cleared of invasive plants allowing the native seed bank to flourish. Mayapples, Jack-in-the-pulpit, toothwort, trout lily, showy orchid, goldenrods, sedges, ferns and more have begun to show up.

The front yard was almost all turf grass and is in full sun. After receiving 5 deliveries from Chip Drop (estimated 80 cubic yards), a large portion of the grass was smothered creating beds to fill with native bushes and flowers and creating pathways to enjoy the gardens.

The property includes a koi pond that has been transformed into a habitat that toads and frogs use for breeding in the spring and hibernating in the winter.

Many of the plants, particularly the bushes, remain small but hundreds of plants have been added and there is plenty to enjoy!

If the event is sold out, email wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.

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

Email wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com 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 wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com 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 wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!