2026 Native Plant Sources
The Toledo-Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative encourages the use of native plants. This list of native plant sources is courtesy of the Wild Ones Oak Openings Region Chapter. This list is not comprehensive of all plant nurseries within the region, nor does it serve as an endorsement to any business listed. If you know of an Ohio native plant nursery that is not listed below or would like additional information regarding native plants please contact us.
Lucas and Wood Counties & Monroe, MI
Events
Monroe Conservation District
1137 South Telegraph Road, Monroe, MI
1. Tree Sale: Order using order form available at https://monroecd.org/spring-tree-sale/ due March 13th - pick up at Monroe County Fairgrounds, off M-50, on Friday, April 10th, 9am – 6 pm. Includes native trees and shrubs.
2. Native Plant Sale: Order using form available at https://monroecd.org/native-plant-sale/ due May 23th and pick up with extra plant sale on June 12th, 3- 6 pm, at Monroe Township Nature Center, 4925 East Dunbar Road, Monroe, includes native wildflowers and grasses in 4” pots for $6 each and plugs in pollinator packages.
Wild Toledo
Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH
Wild Toledo will offer Spring pre-sale ordering at https://wildtoledo.org/collections/wild-toledo-native-plants-sales beginning April 1st. Prices range from $7 to $20 with some trees for $25. Order on-line and browse and pick up at the Wild Toledo Native Plant Nursery (use the Anthony Wayne entrance, turn right after ticket booths and follow signage to the nursery) on the date specified during checkout. On-site purchasing is available on pick-up days, weather permitting.
Wild Toledo may also sell native plants at local farmers markets.
Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District
3350 Hill Ave, Suite K, Toledo, OH (back of the Lott Industries building)
Wood County Plant Exchange - Saturday, April 25th at 10:00 am (plant drop-off from 8:30 – 10 am)
Wood County Fairgrounds Home and Garden Building, 13800 Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH
Small quantities of native plants are usually included – 3 free plants, based on availability, more if you bring plants to swap. Gently used garden items also accepted.
Toledo Plant Exchange - Saturday, May 2nd at 10 am (plant drop-off from 8:30 – 11 am)
Arts & Craft Building: Lucas County Fairgrounds (use the Main Gate Entrance. We're near the Arts & Crafts Building)
1406 Key St, Maumee, OH 43537
Small quantities of native plants are usually included - 5 free plants, based on availability, more if you bring labeled plants to swap – gently used garden items also accepted.
8:30 am - 10:00 am Plant Drop Off
9:00 am - 9:50 am Informational Booths
10:00 - 11:00 am Plant Distribution
Friends of Wood County Parks Native Plant Sale -
Friday, May 1st, 10 am – 1 pm (Friends of Wood County Parks only)
Saturday, May 2nd, 10 am – 1 pm
Wood County Fairgrounds, Champion Building
13800 W Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
More details to be posted on the Friends of Wood County Parks web page at https://wcparks.org/friends/
Friends of Wood County Parks also hosts a Fall Native Plant Sale.
Natural Science Technology Center Spring Plant Sale (TPS)
5561 Elmer Drive, Toledo, OH (next to Toledo Botanical Garden)
Friday, May 8st, 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday, May 9th, 10 am – 5 pm
Spring plant sale includes native plants grown by the students. Stay tuned on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TPSANSAT/for details.
Wild Ones Blue Week Native Plant Sale
Sat. May 16th 11 am - 4 pm (Wild Ones member presale 10 - 11 am)
Sun. May 17th, 11 am - 2 pm
Oak Openings Green Ribbon Initiative at Blue Creek Seed Nursery
7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, OH (in the big white barn)
Wild Ones Blue Week Native Plant Sale (all locally grown native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees supporting several area growers and priced from $7 to $15)
Wild Ones – Oak Openings Region Chapter also hosts a Fall Native Plant Sale.
Wild Ones Fall Native Plant Sale- Sat. September 20th and Sun. September 21st, 11 am - 2 pm
Wild Ones member pre-sale Saturday 10 – 11 am
7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, OH (in the big white barn)
All locally grown native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees supporting several area growers and priced from $7 to $15
Monroe Conservation District
1137 South Telegraph Road, Monroe, MI
1. Tree Sale: Order using order form available at https://monroecd.org/spring-tree-sale/ due March 13th - pick up at Monroe County Fairgrounds, off M-50, on Friday, April 10th, 9am – 6 pm. Includes native trees and shrubs.
2. Native Plant Sale: Order using form available at https://monroecd.org/native-plant-sale/ due May 23th and pick up with extra plant sale on June 12th, 3- 6 pm, at Monroe Township Nature Center, 4925 East Dunbar Road, Monroe, includes native wildflowers and grasses in 4” pots for $6 each and plugs in pollinator packages.
Wild Toledo
Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH
Wild Toledo will offer Spring pre-sale ordering at https://wildtoledo.org/collections/wild-toledo-native-plants-sales beginning April 1st. Prices range from $7 to $20 with some trees for $25. Order on-line and browse and pick up at the Wild Toledo Native Plant Nursery (use the Anthony Wayne entrance, turn right after ticket booths and follow signage to the nursery) on the date specified during checkout. On-site purchasing is available on pick-up days, weather permitting.
Wild Toledo may also sell native plants at local farmers markets.
Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District
3350 Hill Ave, Suite K, Toledo, OH (back of the Lott Industries building)
- Tree, Shrub & Garden Sale (order on-line at https://lswcd-tree.square.site/ or in-person at Lucas SWCD office prepaid by March 28th and pick up at the Lucas County Fairgrounds on April 15th (1 – 6 pm) or 16th (8 am – 1 pm), includes native trees & shrubs and native prairie seed packets).
- Backyard Conservation Celebration & Native Plant Sale (a first come-first serve open house on Friday, May 22nd, 3 – 6:00 pm at the Lucas SWCD office, includes native perennials and usually some native seed mixes & trees, more details to be posted at https://www.lucasswcd.org/nativeplantsale.html)
Wood County Plant Exchange - Saturday, April 25th at 10:00 am (plant drop-off from 8:30 – 10 am)
Wood County Fairgrounds Home and Garden Building, 13800 Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH
Small quantities of native plants are usually included – 3 free plants, based on availability, more if you bring plants to swap. Gently used garden items also accepted.
Toledo Plant Exchange - Saturday, May 2nd at 10 am (plant drop-off from 8:30 – 11 am)
Arts & Craft Building: Lucas County Fairgrounds (use the Main Gate Entrance. We're near the Arts & Crafts Building)
1406 Key St, Maumee, OH 43537
Small quantities of native plants are usually included - 5 free plants, based on availability, more if you bring labeled plants to swap – gently used garden items also accepted.
8:30 am - 10:00 am Plant Drop Off
9:00 am - 9:50 am Informational Booths
10:00 - 11:00 am Plant Distribution
Friends of Wood County Parks Native Plant Sale -
Friday, May 1st, 10 am – 1 pm (Friends of Wood County Parks only)
Saturday, May 2nd, 10 am – 1 pm
Wood County Fairgrounds, Champion Building
13800 W Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
More details to be posted on the Friends of Wood County Parks web page at https://wcparks.org/friends/
Friends of Wood County Parks also hosts a Fall Native Plant Sale.
Natural Science Technology Center Spring Plant Sale (TPS)
5561 Elmer Drive, Toledo, OH (next to Toledo Botanical Garden)
Friday, May 8st, 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday, May 9th, 10 am – 5 pm
Spring plant sale includes native plants grown by the students. Stay tuned on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TPSANSAT/for details.
Wild Ones Blue Week Native Plant Sale
Sat. May 16th 11 am - 4 pm (Wild Ones member presale 10 - 11 am)
Sun. May 17th, 11 am - 2 pm
Oak Openings Green Ribbon Initiative at Blue Creek Seed Nursery
7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, OH (in the big white barn)
Wild Ones Blue Week Native Plant Sale (all locally grown native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees supporting several area growers and priced from $7 to $15)
Wild Ones – Oak Openings Region Chapter also hosts a Fall Native Plant Sale.
Wild Ones Fall Native Plant Sale- Sat. September 20th and Sun. September 21st, 11 am - 2 pm
Wild Ones member pre-sale Saturday 10 – 11 am
7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, OH (in the big white barn)
All locally grown native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees supporting several area growers and priced from $7 to $15
Local Growers, Commercial Green Houses & Nurseries
Call or email for available inventory and opportunities to purchase:
Cindy Carnicom of Absolutely Natives
Sylvania Township, OH
567-277-0751
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyNatives/
Olivia Onago at Liv’s Native Nursery
Milan, MI
734-244-3012
[email protected]
https://livsnativenursery.com/
Becky Bradford at Bradford Bees and Blooms
Petersburg, MI
734-323-0673
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/525556782455804/
Jay Forche of Forche Brothers Native Nursery
Toledo Area
419-341-9192
instagram.com/forchebros.nativenursery
Bensell Greenhouse
5720 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH
This commercial greenhouse carries a small selection of native plants.
Hours
Monday, Thursday–Saturday 10 am to 4:30 pm(Please call to confirm)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday Closed
https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/
North Branch Nursery
3359 Kesson Road, Pemberville, OH
This commercial nursery carries a selection of eco-regional native trees and shrubs. Be sure to ask for them specifically.
Garden Center Current Hours
Monday–Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
https://www.northbranchnursery.com/
Remember: When buying from a commercial greenhouse or nursery, it is important to ask if the plants are native to this area and have been grown without the use of pesticides. Confirm hours before you visit as they change seasonally!
Call or email for available inventory and opportunities to purchase:
Cindy Carnicom of Absolutely Natives
Sylvania Township, OH
567-277-0751
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyNatives/
Olivia Onago at Liv’s Native Nursery
Milan, MI
734-244-3012
[email protected]
https://livsnativenursery.com/
Becky Bradford at Bradford Bees and Blooms
Petersburg, MI
734-323-0673
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/525556782455804/
Jay Forche of Forche Brothers Native Nursery
Toledo Area
419-341-9192
instagram.com/forchebros.nativenursery
Bensell Greenhouse
5720 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH
This commercial greenhouse carries a small selection of native plants.
Hours
Monday, Thursday–Saturday 10 am to 4:30 pm(Please call to confirm)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday Closed
https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/
North Branch Nursery
3359 Kesson Road, Pemberville, OH
This commercial nursery carries a selection of eco-regional native trees and shrubs. Be sure to ask for them specifically.
Garden Center Current Hours
Monday–Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
https://www.northbranchnursery.com/
Remember: When buying from a commercial greenhouse or nursery, it is important to ask if the plants are native to this area and have been grown without the use of pesticides. Confirm hours before you visit as they change seasonally!
Outside Lucas and Wood Counties: OH and MI
Native Plant Expo and Marketplace - Saturday, June 6th, 8-9 am (early bird, $5/ticket), 9 am - 1 pm
Washtenaw County Conservation District at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI
Includes multiple native plant vendors selling native wildflowers, grasses, trees and shrubs and many more landscaping businesses and non-profit organizations supporting their use in the landscape in a festival atmosphere.
Riverside Native Trees and Nursery, LLC: 2295 River Rd. in Delaware, OH 740-815-3230 Reported to have a good selection of both trees and shrubs.
Wildtype Native Plant Nursery: 900 North Emery Rd. Mason, MI 48854, 517-244-1140 Check out www.wildtypeplants.com for excellent information. Retail days: last three weekends in May (F-Sun) and the last weekend in August.
Prairie Nursery: P. O Box 306 Westfield, WI 53964 800-476-9453 Excellent catalog even if you never order a plant as the information is organized by soil type, amount of sun or shade required, and required moisture for all plants.
Prairie Moon Nursery: 32115 Prairie Lane, Winona, MN 55987 866-417-8156 Again an excellent catalog with great information.
For additional Vendors and Catalogs, visit the Wild Ones – Oak Openings Region Chapter website at https://wildonesoakopenings.org/native-plant-sources/.
Washtenaw County Conservation District at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI
Includes multiple native plant vendors selling native wildflowers, grasses, trees and shrubs and many more landscaping businesses and non-profit organizations supporting their use in the landscape in a festival atmosphere.
Riverside Native Trees and Nursery, LLC: 2295 River Rd. in Delaware, OH 740-815-3230 Reported to have a good selection of both trees and shrubs.
Wildtype Native Plant Nursery: 900 North Emery Rd. Mason, MI 48854, 517-244-1140 Check out www.wildtypeplants.com for excellent information. Retail days: last three weekends in May (F-Sun) and the last weekend in August.
Prairie Nursery: P. O Box 306 Westfield, WI 53964 800-476-9453 Excellent catalog even if you never order a plant as the information is organized by soil type, amount of sun or shade required, and required moisture for all plants.
Prairie Moon Nursery: 32115 Prairie Lane, Winona, MN 55987 866-417-8156 Again an excellent catalog with great information.
For additional Vendors and Catalogs, visit the Wild Ones – Oak Openings Region Chapter website at https://wildonesoakopenings.org/native-plant-sources/.
