Connecting people and native plants for a healthy planet
Habitat Gardening in Central New York (HGCNY) is a local chapter of the national organization Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. We serve Onondaga and adjacent areas of Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, and Tompkins counties.
Wild Ones promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action.
A healthy planet starts with native plants
Dwindling biodiversity is a threat to the foundation of life on Earth. In the last century alone, we’ve lost millions of acres of diverse ecosystems to urbanization.
Native plants help protect and restore biodiversity, improve air and water quality and provide wildlife with quality food and shelter. Our vision is native plants and natural landscapes in every community.
To support our Wild Ones mission, we encourage you to become an official member of Wild Ones. And when you’re a member of Wild Ones, you automatically receive the Wild Ones Journal and become a member of HGCNY!
What We Do
From October through April (with a break in December), we host monthly presentations both in-person and on Zoom – except for November, which is Zoom-only. Our meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Our twice-monthly e-newsletter is free to anyone, member or not. As part of our outreach efforts, HGCNY tables at local events to connect people with information about native plants. Our monthly presentations and tabling events can be found in our Events Calendar..
Our native plant sales make native plants more accessible while supporting local native plant nurseries. In addition, our Native Plant Shopping Guide makes it easier to find native plants.
Our Show Me, Help Me tours are a fun way to help everyone—host and guests alike—learn how to create natural landscapes with native plants in their own back (and front!) yards. Show Me, Help Me tours are offered during the summer and can be found in our Events Calendar.
Our president, Janet Allen, can provide presentations on a variety of topics. Caring for Our Piece of the Earth is a FREE six-session self-guided discussion course that will help you learn how to create an earth-friendly yard.
Monthly Presentations
You’re invited! Presentations typically take place the last Sunday of each month from October through April. Most are offered both in-person and on Zoom, with the exception of November (Zoom-only) and December (no meeting). Details about these presentations and our tabling events can be found here.
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at Liverpool Public Library,
310 Tulip Street, Liverpool (Directions)
Free e-Newsletter
Stay up-to-date with our FREE twice-monthly e-newsletter—featuring HGCNY events and helpful habitat tips. Just click the button below to subscribe!
Plant Sales & CNY Native Plant Shopping Guide!
Where can you find native plants?
We generally have Spring and Fall native plant sales.
Download our free Central New York Native Plant Shopping Guide, updated each year, to find plants at native plants nurseries in our CNY region.
The Guide also includes a list of landscapers experienced in working with native plants and natural landscapes.