Diakon Wilderness Greenhouse

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We grow and sell native perennials! The Wilderness Greenhouse provides a space for students to learn, grow and hone skills for future successes.

The Wilderness Greenhouse is a teaching nursery with a focus on growing native plants to improve habitat, protect water, and make our communities more resilient. Our students represent a diverse population of youth from Central Pennsylvania, each working to build skills and identify tools to overcome barriers and become healthy contributing members of society. Our program is part of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Youth Services, a nonprofit organization that has been serving at risk youth for almost 30 years. The plants we grow are uniquely suited to our specific climate and growing conditions. They tend to be resilient, disease resistant, and support healthy biodiverse ecosystems. They are used extensively in habitat restoration projects, in plantings designed to encourage and support wildlife, in the protection of local rivers and streams, and to improve the quality of the communities we live in. Proceeds from our nursery benefit Diakon’s work with children and families. Please reach out if you are interested in volunteer opportunities. We look forward to seeing you at the nursery!

10/27/2026

09/24/2026

Fall is the finale in the native plant garden, as asters and goldenrods take center stage! Not only do these plants provide a riot of color, they are also some of the season’s most important sources of nectar and pollen for native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators as they gas up for winter. Check out our in-stock selections in the comments! 🌱 Open Saturday, Sept 26, 9am to noon!

09/16/2026

Looking to add native fruits and nuts to your landscape? We’ve got you (list in the comments!)🌱 Open Saturday 9-noon! Or order online and schedule a pickup!

09/10/2026

We are looking for some help on Friday, 9/11 as we ready the nursery for sales this weekend. With so many new arrivals we are scrambling to get plants priced and tagged. If you have a couple of hours on Friday, come help us and get a preview of all we have to offer. We will be tidying up, pulling some weeds, moving some plants but mostly we need help tagging.

Can't come tomorrow? Lots of great opportunities to volunteer and help us through the fall season! Check our volunteer sign up below!

Fall, let's go!! Your cool nights and clear days!! The dazzling colors creeping in! Planting weather once again! As we kick off our 12th fall season at the Wilderness Greenhouse. . .one of our very favorite times of year. . . we are definitely still playing catch up from our busiest spring season EV...

08/28/2026

It's hard to believe, but fall Migration is already in full swing! Check out birdcast.org for live maps, migration alerts, and forecasts, and sign up for Email Migration Alerts - https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/local-migration-alerts/. Dim lights at night, Treat your window by day to help migrating birds avoid glass collisions, and make it to their destination safely.

06/20/2026

As lovers of native plants, we often share about the critical role they play in supporting pollinators and wildlife, strengthening biodiversity, and creating plant communities adapted to local conditions. However, we also understand that many home gardeners may have favorite non-native plants that help contribute a certain structure, seasonal interest and sense of continuity in their garden.

How can we reconcile these two interests? Learn how in our online Zoom class, Balancing Native and Non-Native Plantings, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 from 5:30-7 PM.

Hear practical, approachable tips for incorporating native plants into your landscape alongside non-native favorites, and learn how to integrate them for a balanced, thriving landscape. Register here: https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/balancing-native-and-non-native-plantings/

Photo: Plants at Nasami Farm, by / Melissa Blackall

05/22/2026

Blooming around the nursery today!! Find all of these beauties and more in our online store!
Remember: NO IN PERSON SALES THIS WEEK!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!! 🌱

04/21/2026

Did you know this is National Volunteer Appreciation Week?? The Wilderness Greenhouse simply WOULD NOT BE without our volunteers. Each spring, dozens of you give your time, energy and expertise as we work to get plants ready for spring sales and prepare our nursery for the season.

Working alongside our volunteers is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love the positive support this learning community brings to help us continue our work both as a teaching nursery and as a resource for native plants in our region. You all are the best and we are so grateful! 💛

Want to get involved? We are still looking for a few volunteers this Thursday and Friday. We will be helping tag plants, putting up id cards, making sure price tags are in place….Not glamorous work I’m afraid, but necessary!! We are also looking for a few extra hands on Saturday afternoon for our first sale day!!

If you think you might have some time to give, we’d love to see you on the mountain!!
🌱Join us!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054AA5AB2DA7FE3-62218238-2026

04/20/2026

Ugh….everything is looking so good!! Fingers crossed, help me think warm thoughts to keep the frost away!!! 🌱 Tucking everybody in for the night. 🤞

Current inventory lists are live in our website.

Opening this Saturday, April 25, 9 am to 3 pm! Come see us! ,

Address

571 Mountain Road/PO Box 10
Boiling Springs, PA
17007

Telephone

(717) 960-6740

Website

http://www.wildernessgreenhouse.org/, https://the-wilderness-greenhouse.square.site/

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