Native Plant Events

Wild Ones Greater Baltimore welcomes you to participate in our native plant events to inspire you create a more beautiful and ecologically sound landscape in your home and community. We hold garden tours, native plant walks, nursery tours, native plant and seed swaps, educational talks and webinars, and educational garden chats where you can have your native plant questions answered by knowledgable members.

Events Archive: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Upcoming Events

January 2026

February 2026

Feb
8

Oregon Ridge Seed Swap Celebration

Sunday, February 8th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Rd, Cockeysville, MD, 21030 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Registration Required Seed/Plant Share

Wild Ones Greater Baltimore will be in attendance with educational materials. 

Come to the Annual Seed Swap Celebration, sponsored by the Friends of Oregon Ridge. Learn how to collect, prepare, store, plant and grow seeds from Maryland Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists.

Why Save and Share Seeds?
• Problems with the current supply of seeds
• Sustain biodiversity and biosecurity
• Preservation of heirloom varieties
• Promote native plant propagation
• Save money
• Share the love of gardening

We will have gardening magazines, seed catalogs and books to give away. Please bring seeds to share with others!

Register online through Oregon Ridge Nature Center.

Register

Feb
17

Board Meeting - WO Greater Baltimore Members Only

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Members Only Registration Required Chapter Board Meeting

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

Email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.

Feb
18

Free National Webinar: From Wasteland to Wonder with Basil Camu

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

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March 2026

Mar
4

March Garden Chat

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Chapter Social

Winter is the perfect time to plan your garden, and spring will be here soon! Join us to ask questions, share your successes and meet other native plant garden enthusiasts.

We welcome gardeners at all stages of native gardening from beginner to expert as we share our knowledge and experiences with each other.

Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be a Wild Ones member to attend.

Register

Mar
17

Board Meeting - WO Greater Baltimore Members Only

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Members Only Registration Required Chapter Board Meeting

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

Email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.

Mar
18

Free National Webinar: Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology presented by Joey Santore

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/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.

September 2026

Sep
16

Free National Webinar- September 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2026

Oct
21

Free National Webinar- October 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2026

Nov
18

Free National Webinar- November 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 


Be a part of our native plant community by helping us organize more events. Consider joining us as a member and volunteer to assist with event planning. Do you have an idea for an event or would like to show off the native plants in your garden? Contact us!