Native Plant Events

Would you like to help create a garden for birds? Learn about a new project to provide the Thames Street Park herons with a native planting beneath the trees they nest in. 

Join us in a discussion of how the ecological relationships between native birds and native plants can make gardening fun and meaningful. We’ll talk about how plants fuel birds through nesting season, migration, and year-round. We’ll also discuss the importance of a layered habitat structure and how that relates to designing a garden for the Thames Street Park herons. 

Gardening is about noticing. Learn how to notice and support the birds in your garden and around your neighborhood.

Join fellow native plant enthusiasts at the Wild Ones Greater Baltimore 3rd annual native plant share in Owings Mills! Look over plants, talk about native gardening, and get to know others who share a passion for gardening with native plants.

All are welcome – even if you are new to native gardening and do not have anything to share yet! We are happy to help new gardeners get started.

Check out the Registration Link for more details.

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

Email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes guided walk at Kollar Nursery. 

Located in rural Harford County near the Pennsylvania border, this ecological oasis was started in 1985 by Stan and Sharon Kollar. The entrance to the Nursery is tucked away on a little country lane that weaves through forest and grassland near Pylesville, Maryland. It is clear when you enter the property that it is an oasis for both native plants and wildlife alike. The property has been a source of ecological renewal for many decades.

The Kollar family will guide us around the property and share their expertise. Of course, native plants will be available to purchase!

Cristina has been native gardening on her property in Poplar Hill (Baltimore 21210) for more than 25 years. She bought the property in the ‘90s and, as with most properties, it was riddled with non-native invasive plants and featured an excess of turf grass. She started by restoring one small area at a time, gathering and planting native plants in each section of her yard.

Cristina has managed to eliminate all turf grass on her property. Different heights of plants create a multi-layered garden design. Each section is heavily planted AND visually neat and intentional. Woodchip pathways guide visitors to each area in the landscape. The garden also features a pond in the sunniest part of the yard with flagstones, a cascading water feature and native plants.

Join us for a tour of a 1/3-acre property in Baltimore (21212) that has been converted from a previously overgrown backyard to a gorgeous oasis. Native plants have been emphasized throughout although some non-natives remain. A wet, poorly drained area has been converted into a beautiful small garden pond and wetland area with a variety of native plants that thrive in moist conditions. This small Baltimore property and pond are full of life. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!