Where to buy native plants in southern Ontario - Spring 2014

Photo Courtesy of High Park VSP

Saturday May 3rd & Sunday May 4th
St. Williams Nursery & Ecology Centre Announces their 2104 Spring Public Sale
The Spring sale will be hosted on Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4, 2014.  Customers will have access to the very best source-identified native trees, grasses, shrubs, and wildflowers found in Ontario, all at special wholesale pricing. St. Williams Nursery & Ecology Centre – 826 Hwy 24 W – St. Williams, ON. Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday May 10th, 10am-3pm
North American Native Plant Society's Annual Spring Native Plant Sale
Markham Civic Centre Atrium, Hwy. 7 and Warden Ave.

Sunday May 11th, 2011, 11am-2
High Park Stewards' Native Plant Sale  High Park, Toronto
The sale will take place in front of the High Park Greenhouse from 11:00 to 2:00 pm. In order to have plants for everyone to enjoy, large orders will be available only after 1:00 from the remaining stock. Please park in the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. Assistance in carrying plants will be provided. Cash only. Please park at the Grenadier Restaurant and walk to the Greenhouse S. on Centre Road to Greenhouse Road.

Ongoing:

• Evergreen Market Garden at the Brick Works  (lower Don Valley, Toronto), their selection includes native plants for sale all season long.
• Carolinian Canada Coalition's Native Planting Stock for Southwestern Ontario  will help you find native plant nurseries near you.
• Credit Valley Conservation has a list of southern Ontario native plant nurseries and seed sources
• Society for Ecological Restoration has the most comprehensive and trusted native plant guide, now available in PDF for $5 purchase online

Happy planting! :)

PS: Want to know about many more local native  plant events? Let me once again recommend The (awesome) Local Scoop event calendar!