HGCNY’s Fall Native Plant Sale is September 26 & 27, 2026.
For more information, click here.
Please Note: The Native Plant Sales and Nursery Events Listed Below Are Not Run by Wild Ones HGCNY
Below Are Two Types of Events: Upcoming Events and Weekly Events.
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September 18 to 20, 2026
Flowers and Foliage at Amanda’s Native Garden
When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 18 to 20, 2026
Where: Amanda’s Native Garden, 8030 Story Rd, Dansville, NY 14437
Description: Our annual fall event at the nursery! We’ll have our beautiful native plants for sale so you can get a jump start on planting this fall to enjoy next year! We will also have autumn decorations, seed collecting demonstrations and guided tours of the property. Our popular seed discovery game will be back this year for a discount at checkout. Bring the kids to enjoy our leaf rubbing station! Knowledgeable staff will be on hand to answer questions and give consultations for your landscape.
Fall is the best time to plant:
- Roots continue to grow until the ground freezes
- There’s more rain, so less need to water
- Less weed competition
- Plants have time to establish and look great for next year
September 19, 2026
4th Annual Native Plant Festival & Sale at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2026
Where: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 3395 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Description: Fall is an excellent time to plant native trees, shrubs and perennials so please join us for fun, food and flowers at the 4th annual Grow Native! Native Plant Festival and Sale. Come early (9 am) for a guided nature walk with New York State Master Naturalist Volunteer, Pete Saracino, and stay for our special guest speakers: Janice Wiles from Go Native! Perennials, John Price from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Seed Bank and Brian Hoven, Assistant Professor of Biology at SUNY Geneseo.
Learn how to create and manage habitats, meadows and native gardens and collect native seeds responsibly while getting updates on NY State’s native seed supply chain. Investigate the many ways invasive species get established and affect native ecosystems. Join our native pollinator expert from SUNY ESF Bee Campus, Jake Keller, for a bug sweep around the marsh or duck into the tent for a Plant Propagation Workshop with Krissy Boys from Finger Lakes Native Plant Society. There’s even a
Mushroom Cultivation Demonstration with Elizabeth and Brad Hunt from Spore and
Sprig Farm. Don’t forget to stop by for a chat with our own Wildlife Biologist, Linda Ziemba. Visit native plant vendors and artisans throughout the day. Enjoy wine tasting from Montezuma Winery and lunch from the Big Awesome BBQ Food Truck while listening to the tunes of the Amy Lynn Band. Follow it up with ice cream from Cayuga Lake Creamery and end your day with a birding adventure on the Wildlife Drive with Audubon Environmental Educator, Fred Leff. This fall take a walk on the wild side and enjoy a fun-filled “day of discovery” at the Refuge!
“Come for the flowers, stay for the fun!”
Hosted by: The Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Native Plant Nurseries:
- Grow Wild Nursery (Brooktondale, NY)
- Amanda’s Native Garden (Dansville, NY)
- Spicebush Swallowtail Native Plants (Pittsford, NY)
- Cornell Botanic Gardens (Ithaca, NY)
Link: https://friendsofmontezuma.org/event/2026-grow-native-native-plant-festival-and-sale/
October 10, 2026
Meadow Restoration – Annual Tarp Moving, Chili Eating, & Seeding with Deanna English at Grow Wild!
When: 9 a.m. to ~3 p.m., Saturday, October, 10, 2026 (rain date October 17, 2026)
Where: Grow Wild!, 245 Speed Hill Rd, Brooktondale NY, 14817
Inspirational Book Connection: The Bad Naturalist a memoir by Paula Whyman
Description: Each season we expand the meadow project by moving the existing tarp that has been in place since the previous year, take a break to have a vegetarian chili lunch and then return to seed the exposed soil with native plant seeds. This year will be the 8th time moving the tarp, which covers approximately 5000sf.
You may have seen the meadow on one of your visits or been on a meadow tour. Now you can be part of the rewilding of a 100+ year old agricultural field. Please join us and help in this yearly event.
Registration Required
This event is limited to 8 people. If you’d like to attend this event, please register by emailing [email protected].
When registering you are committing to the morning session. A vegetarian lunch at noon is provided. There is no expectation that you stay for the seeding after lunch. We realize this is a long day.
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Wednesdays
May 8 to October 28, 2026
ReWilders at Go Native! Perennials
When: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, May 6 to October 28, 2026
Where: Go Native! Perennials, 1686 NY-321, Elbridge, NY, 13060
Description: Join Us: We are the ReWilders.
Come join us on Wednesday mornings 8:30-10:30 from May 6-October 28 to learn about native plants, why they are key to our lives and health, how to grow and rewild with them. Come when you can, stay as long as you wish. Take a plant or two home with you.