St. Joseph Native Plant Sale

The Missouri Prairie Foundation and host, Missouri Western State University, will hold a native plant sale on Sunday, September 29 at 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO, 64507 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The event will be held outdoors just east of Fulkerson Center, at Parking Lot F.

Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other cherished wildlife. Buy native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, and sedges from Grow Native! professional members:

City Roots Native Plant Nursery
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Sow Wild Natives

Shoppers can stroll through the sale and purchase plants from each vendor. Shoppers can also pre-order plants and have their orders ready for pick up at the event. The following vendors are accepting pre-orders for this sale. When placing your pre-orders, please include your phone number and note that the order is for the Missouri Western State University sale on September 29.

City Roots Native Plant Nursery
Website pre-orders will be accepted until Friday, September 27 at noon at www.cityrootsnursery.com/shop

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Pre-order online at www.mowildflowers.net, email mowldflrs@socket.net, or phone 573-496-3492. Orders must be placed no later than midnight on Tuesday, September 24.

Sow Wild Natives
To pre-order, email the species and quantities to tracy@sowwildnatives.com by Wednesday, September 25. View the plant list here: http://sowwildnatives.com/products

Some vendors accept cash, check, or credit cards; some only cash or checks. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own crates or boxes for transporting their purchased plants home. Volunteers will be available to load plants into vehicles for those needing assistance.

Vendors will donate 5% of their proceeds from this sale to benefit the Missouri Prairie Foundation.

Photo: Mervin Wallace