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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July 31 to August 2, 2026
Pollinator Palooza at Amanda’s Native Garden
When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 31 to August 2, 2026
Where: Amanda’s Native Garden, 8030 Story Rd, Dansville, NY 14437
Description: Join us for our summer celebration of pollinators! Pollinator Palooza will feature pollinator-friendly plants at a discount, information on native plants & pollinators, kid’s activities, and games for a prize!
Native plants support birds, bees, butterflies and other insects that are critical for a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem. At Amanda’s Native Garden we have a variety of plants that are host to native insect species.
August 1, 2026
Night Walk with Ash Ferilito and Guy Mott at Grow Wild!
When: 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2026
Where: Grow Wild!, 245 Speed Hill Rd, Brooktondale NY, 14817
Inspirational Book Connection: Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion
Description: Come join us as we welcome Ash Ferlito back to lead a Night Walk on the Grow Wild! land focusing on moths and helping us identify what comes to the mothing stations.
Guy Mott, will be be ready to focus on the night sky pointing out constellations and other night sky wonders.
Along with the walk and sky viewing we”ll be hanging out at the fire circle to talk about what we enjoy about being out in nature at night. Fireflies and a lovely moon are planning to join us as well. I hope you can join us, too.
Ash Ferlito is an artist whose practice emerges from deep engagement with the natural world, particularly through the observation of moths and birds. Her multidisciplinary work—spanning painting, sculpture, printmaking, and experimental rewilding gardening—invites wonder, reorients perception, and proposes new ways of gathering and seeing.
Central to her practice are mothing events, where she constructs sculptural stations illuminated by specialized lights to attract nocturnal insects. Ferlito records the moths and other species that appear. The project serves dual purposes—celebrating biodiversity through communal observation while generating raw material for her standalone paintings and cyanotype prints, which preserve the insects’ ephemeral arrangements as ethereal, constellation-like impressions.
Guy Mott is an amateur astronomer and lifetime sky watcher. He likes to understand what we’re looking at when we look overhead and finds much pleasure in sharing stories of our sky and nighttime phenomena.
August 8, 2026
Meet the Bees at Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm
When: 12 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2026
Where: Lazy Dirt Flower Farm, 340 Dry Bridge Road Mexico, New York, 13114
Description: Take a farm walk with Professor Orlova to ‘meet the bees’ who call Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm and it’s woodlands home.
You’ll learn about native bees particularly bumblebees their habits, behaviors and communication.
Plus learn how you can help provide food and shelter for our native bees right in your own backyard!
Professor Orlova teaches in the Department of Biology & Chemistry SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She specializes in bee communication and conservation.
This event is free and open to all ages. RAIN DATE AUGUST 9 AT NOON
Your RSVP at the below helps us to plan the event and light refreshments.
Link: https://www.lazydirtflowerfarm.com/workshops-events/p/bee-walk-rsvp
August 21, 2026
Moth Watching at Amanda’s Native Garden
When: 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2026
Where: Amanda’s Native Garden, 8030 Story Rd, Dansville, NY 14437
Description: Join us for a night of observation of nocturnal insects at the nursery! We will have an observation station set up to see what moths and other nocturnal insects enjoy the nursery after dark. Also find a variety of native moth host plants for sale and information on moths and other night loving insects.
Registration appreciated, www.amandasnativeplants.com/event-details/moth-watching
August 22, 2026
Walking with Words: A Guided Reflective Walk at Grow Wild!
When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2026
Where: Grow Wild!, 245 Speed Hill Rd, Brooktondale NY, 14817
Description: Songs and poetry kick off this guided walk focused on connection to place, and on finding ways to let nature bring comfort and creative inspiration. The walk will include stopping points for participants to reflect/ journal/ explore their own creative connection to the natural area we explore. This session invites participants to observe their surroundings through sensory prompts, reflection, and brief writing or sketching exercises. No experience is required; participants should be prepared for walking outdoors in forest and field, over rocks and roots, with some small hills. The walk will be slow and intentional.
Registration Required
This event is limited to 20 people. If you’d like to attend this event, please register by emailing [email protected].
August 22, 2026
Echoes of Nature at Grow Wild!
When: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2026
Where: Grow Wild!, 245 Speed Hill Rd, Brooktondale NY, 14817
Description: Join us at Grow Wild for a unique multi-sensory performance by poet-naturalist Kim Hoff and singer-songwriter Jess Martin. This site-specific collaboration offers a creative bridge between the arts and the natural world.
In a time of collective stress and upheaval, Echoes of Nature provides a rare moment of tranquility. The performance explores the profound meaning of space and place, using original songs and written forms to transport the audience through landscapes of memory, history, and environmental stewardship.
Blending Kim’s evocative nature poetry with Jess’s soulful original compositions, the project invites audiences to listen deeply and find comfort in the intersection of art and ecology. This special afternoon is a celebration of the power of creativity to help us navigate the complexities of our time.
Our goal is to create a space where art becomes a catalyst for reflection and connection—not just to the land, but to each other
No Registration is required.
RSVP is appreciated to prepare for seating.
RSVP at [email protected]
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 4 th 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. 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)
- Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm (Mexico, NY)
Link: https://friendsofmontezuma.org/guided-walks-may-2026-2/
October 10, 2026
Meadow Restoration – Annual Tarp Moving, Seeding, & Chili Eating 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.