Wild Ones Columbus, OH

07/26/2025

Join this Saturday, July 26th for our first yard tour of the year!

This five acre property, purchased by the Kirsch family in 2020, came with 36 native tree species and a huge amount of invasive species. Over the past five years, the Kirsch's have been hard at work removing invasives and replanting with natives.

You'll see property transformation highlights including:

🐸 A hand-dug frog pond!
🌳 1 acre of mature woods where solid stands of honeysuckle and autumn olive have been removed and dozens of bareroot native trees and shrubs have been planted
🌼 Traditional garden-inspired beds using all US natives and native cultivars
🌾 Two prairie zones that include native shrubs, tall grasses, and native flowering plants
🍎 An orchard and a large garden surrounded by native plants

Visit https://columbus.wildones.org/calendar-of-events-and-programs/ for further details. Hope to see you there!

05/24/2025

"It's like Christmas morning for native plant people!" That might have been the best compliment of the day. We did it! Another great Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale in the books. Record turnout and sales in support of the Wild Ones mission, and lots of great sharing of ideas and plant goals!

Thanks all for coming! Happy planting on this beautiful weekend. Special thank you to all the volunteers that help make this possible!

We'll give it a go again next year, tentatively May 23, 2026.

Enjoy some photos of the day courtesy of Marty Freado, our unofficial event photographer!

05/24/2025

A Beautiful day for a Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale ! Let's do it. 9am - 1pm today only!

05/22/2025

Ready for our big Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale? Here's your checklist to shop it like a pro.

+LOCATION/TIME: Saturday May 24th from 9am-1pm at the parking lot of Overbrook Church, 4131 N High St. Columbus, OH. Entrance off Croswell Rd.

+SETUP: There will be 4 areas at the sale where you can purchase plants: Wild Ones Columbus, Natives In Harmony, Scioto Gardens, and Leaves for Wildlife. Plants should be purchased separately from each.

+PAYMENT METHODS: Wild Ones plants can be purchased with Cash, Venmo, or Paypal. The 3 native plant nurseries all accept Credit card or Cash.

+PLANT TRANSPORT: If you're planning to buy more plants than fit in your hands (of course you are!), consider bringing a cardboard box, crate, wagon or something else to more easily transport. We'll likely have some trays and boxes on hand, but not usually enough.

+PARKING: The site has a parking lot available for customers. Please follow signs as the entrance and exit will be one way only. If the parking lot is full, there is ample street parking available in the surrounding area. We just ask that you be respectful of the neighborhood and ensure you are parking legally, and not blocking traffic or driveways.

+PLANT LIST: There will be a wide variety of native flowers, shrubs, and trees that support a diverse ecosystem. From staple pollinator flowers to unique finds, we'll have it all. Wild Ones plant list is provided here. Some additions to be added later, but this is most of it. Each of the native plant nurseries have plant lists on their websites, and they'll presumably be bringing some subset of that. TBD.

05/20/2025

Only a few days until our Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale this Saturday! Our list is growing and we may hit 200 varieties of native flowers, shrubs, and trees to choose from. To help pique your interest, today we're highlighting some that we'll have in higher quantities at the sale. Plant list to come later this week.

Plant Sale Details: 4131 N High St Columbus. Saturday, May 24th, 9:00am - 1:00pm. Wild Ones member plants and 3 central Ohio native plant nurseries (Natives in Harmony, Scioto Gardens, and Leaves for Wildlife). Lots of options!

Photos courtesy of Prairie Moon and Wild Ones Columbus.

05/16/2025

We're just over a week away from our big one day only Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale on May 24th! There will be thousands of native plants available in a variety of sizes and price points. With the growth of our plant sale and demand for natives, we're excited to be joined by Natives In Harmony, Scioto Gardens, and Leaves for Wildlife Native Plant Nursery. Between the 3 nurseries and the Wild Ones member plants, customers will have 4 areas at the sale to purchase plants. There will be plenty of staple pollinator plants along with many unique ones you don't often find.

Have questions about the right plant(s) for a particular location? We'll have plenty of knowledgeable volunteers on site ready to answer your questions!

If you've been collecting empty plant pots, Wild Ones is happy to take them at the sale and re-use for next year (anything from 2 inch plug containers up to 1 gallon pots). You're welcome to scavenge the pile too.

The sale proceeds of the Wild Ones plants help support the Wild Ones mission and our mini-grant program that funds pollinator garden projects in public places around central Ohio. Buy great plants and support a great cause!

Come for the plants, and stay for the festive atmosphere! We love the energy you all bring, your excitement to plant with purpose, and your festive plant/nature themed shirts and accessories we see every year!

05/12/2025

Despite being remiss in promoting our Pollinator Garden Grant Program on social media this year, at least some of you found it on our website or found us. Excited to be providing funding to the following additional projects this spring in Central Ohio:

$1,000: FACT - Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries: Establishment of a new tree nursery for restoration projects. Support will help FACT to restore native understory shrubs and trees to replace invasive honeysuckle in the Alum Creek watershed. It will help FACT encourage residents to replace non-native trees and shrubs in their yards with native species, and increase tree canopy. It will also increase food and habitat for native pollinators and help educate residents on the importance of native trees and shrubs to pollinators.

$500: Cherrington Elementary School in Westerville: Establishment of new wetland rain garden. Applicant and FSWD Master Rain Gardener, Trista Rappert-McGetrick, is leading the project. Noted benefits to include: provide ecological education opportunities for students, faculty, and community; provide a highly visible example of a well-designed, engaging native planting that may inspire homeowners or other schools; alleviate seasonal wetness that prevents use of outdoor soccer field and open play space.

$100: Lithopolis Garden Club: Continuation of prior year project on vacant lot in downtown area. Focus on helping to educate community as to the importance of pollinators, while also adding to the beautification of downtown Lithopolis.

Have a public facing native planting project in mind for your community? Check us out for next application window on https://columbus.wildones.org/pollinator-garden-rebate/.

Like what we do and the projects we help fund in Central Ohio? Come support us at our Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale in under two weeks! We do this one fundraiser a year, and we go big!

We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Pollinator Garden Rebate Wild Ones Columbus will provide reimbursement checks ($100, $250, or $500) to kickstart new native plant gardens in public facing locations in Central Ohio communities. This year, we will have one application window through Marc...

05/11/2025

Join us this week for one last volunteer event before our native plant sale on May 24th!

We'll be potting up to 500 seedlings for the sale and are looking for some additional volunteers. A fun time is guaranteed! 😊

Visit this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/PlantDig

📆 Tuesday, 5/13 (rain date: Wednesday, 5/14)
⌚ 5-8pm
📍Hilliard (address will be shared with those who sign up)

05/05/2025

Thank you to our host Mary and hardy plant dig volunteers (full crew not pictured) for a successful plant dig this Saturday! Despite the rain, we potted up around 350 plants for our native plant sale on 5/24, including orange coneflower, wild columbine, palm sedge, penstemons, and mountain mints 🌱

Interested in getting in on the fun and helping us get more native plants out into the community? Visit https://tinyurl.com/2025WOCPlantSale to see how you can get involved!

04/30/2025

Looking for weekend plans? Join us this Saturday, May 3rd from 9am-12pm at Mary’s yard in Westerville (rain date Sunday, May 4th, same time) to help us dig, divide, and pot up plants for the Wild Ones Columbus Annual Plant Sale to be held on May 24, 2025. All plants sold by Wild Ones at this sale are grown and donated by Wild Ones members!

We will have snacks, flavored drinks, filtered water (bring a water bottle), and a bathroom will be available!

Follow this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/MaryPlantDig