Please note: the Native Plant Sales and Nursery Tours listed below are not run by Wild Ones HGCNY
August 1, 2025 to August 3, 2025
Pollinator Palooza at Amanda’s Native Garden
When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday to Sunday, August 1 to 3, 2025
Where: Amanda’s Native Garden, 8030 Story Road, Dansville, NY 14437
Description: Join us for our summer celebration of pollinators 9am to 2pm Friday through Sunday, August 1-3. 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 16, 2025
Meadow Restoration Walk and Talk with Deanna English
Founder and Owner of Grow Wild
When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025
Where: Grow Wild! A Native Plant Nursery, 245 Speed Hill Rd. Brooktondale, NY 14817
Description: Take a walk in the Grow Wild! meadow and learn about the process, challenges, surprises and joys of restoring a section of a farm field to a meadow.
The meadow has been restored in sections and ranges from one to five years old. During the walk you will observe how meadow projects change over time and how observing and interacting with your meadow can make a big difference. Other less intrusive field management strategies are in place in other areas we will see that are also generating some success in increasing diversity,
August 16, 2025
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Native Plant Sale & Lakeside Educational Buffer Walks
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025
Where: Chautauqua Marina, 104 W Lake Rd, Mayville, NY
Description: Join us on Saturday, August 16th for our annual native plant sale at Chautauqua Marina!
In addition to offering a wide variety of native plants for purchase, we’ll also be offering buffer walks at 11am and 1pm. The event will be held rain or shine, and all participating vendors will donate 20% of their proceeds to CWC.
This year’s vendors include: Royal Fern Nursery, Amanda’s Native Garden, Westfield Nursery, Turnbull Nursery Inc. & Garden Center, and Nature Finds Me.
Link: https://www.chautauquawatershed.org/event-details/5th-annual-native-plant-sale
September 13, 2025
The Bird House Native Plant Sale with Amanda’s Native Garden
When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025
Where: The Bird House, 3035 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Description: Amanda’s Native Garden will have an excellent selection of native plants available. You can order ahead if you are looking for specific plants and we will make sure to bring them to the sale. To order ahead call (585) 750-6288 or email [email protected]
Links: https://www.amandasnativeplants.com/events or https://www.thebirdhouseny.com/event/native-plant-sale-with-amandas-garden-2/
September 20, 2025
Bee Smart: Grow Native! Native Plant Festival and Sale
When: 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday, September 20, 2025
- 9:00 am – Guided Nature Walk with NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer, Pete Saracino
- 10:00 am – Local Vendor Booths Open & Native Plant & Pollinator Experts’ Presentations (Molly Jacobson, Krissy Boys, Janice Wiles)
- 2:45 pm – Guided Tour with Fred Leff
- All Day – Local Vendors & Native Plant Sales
Where: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 3395 US-20, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Sponsored by: The Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Fall is an excellent time to plant native trees, shrubs and perennials so please join us for fun, food and flowers at the third annual Grow Native! Native Plant Festival and Sale. Come early (9 am) for a guided nature walk around the refuge with Master Naturalist, Pete Saracino and stay for our special guest speakers:
- Molly Jacobson from SUNY ESF Restoration Science
- Center, Krissy Boys from Finger Lakes Native Plant Society and Janice Wiles from
- Go Native! Perennials in Skaneateles.
Discover the fascinating relationship between native plants and native pollinators and the impact they have on local ecosystems. Learn more about re-naturalizing landscapes with native plants, designing pollinator gardens, plant propagation, composting and more. Visit our many native plant vendors and local artisans. Enjoy lunch from a local food truck and later join a naturalist for a bug sweep in the marsh. 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!”