Events

Join us for a special double-header garden tour!

Our first stop is a work-in-progress transformation. Since moving in during early summer 2024, Ed has been busy replacing invasive plants and patchy lawn with the beginnings of a native plant and food garden — with a sweet spot for edible native plants. Think bee balm, anise hyssop, milkweed with plans for even more natives through winter sowing. It’s a great example of how starting with just one perennial can set the stage for something beautiful and beneficial to birds, pollinators, and people.

Next, we’ll explore a curated meadow — a thoughtful blend of native grasses and wildflowers designed to provide year-round interest and rich wildlife habitat.

After our tours, we’ll keep the conversations going with an informal lunch at local restaurants, where you can connect with fellow Wild Ones members and share ideas.

Root Cellar Natives is please to announce a nursery open house. 

Come see the gardens on full display as they prepare for fall. We will have a large inventory of plants available and some amazing deals. 

Plus you can get your hands on nature inspired art from some very creative friends of ours. Be sure to bring a plant loving friend and stock up while it all lasts! We can't wait to see you!

$3 plugs

Vendor booths

Shop the full inventory

Bare root pre-orders

Tour the nursery gardens

Join us for a special day at the beautiful and historic Chestnut Farm, a 90-acre property dedicated to large-scale habitat restoration and biodiversity. While not a traditional garden, this landscape is a living example of what it means to care for the land with purpose and passion.

Owners Byron and Jean Black have planted over 1,400 trees, restored pollinator-friendly meadows, managed invasive species, and documented more than 1,160 species of flora and fauna on the property—including 19 species listed as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Their deep commitment to environmental stewardship shines through every acre.

After the tour, we’ll gather for a potluck lunch in the garden so bring a dish to share, this is a chance to learn from two deeply experienced advocates and connect with fellow nature lovers.

Don’t forget to wear sturdy shoes, bring a water bottle, and a potluck dish to share with 25 others.

This event fills up quickly so don't hesitate to get this special tour on your calendar!

All registrants will receive the address in an email the day before the event.

Discover how ecological landscaping with native plants can make your landscape more resilient and help address the climate crisis. This webinar will highlight practical, evidence-based approaches to designing and maintaining landscapes that build resilience to climate change and support native biodiversity. Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis,” featuring environmental horticulturalist and ecological landscape designer Kim Eierman.

Join us for a special group hike celebrating the beauty and impact of the Native Plant Butterfly Trail at Moraine State Park—a site with deep roots in native plant education and habitat restoration. This year marks 30 years since the trail’s creation, and we’re thrilled to explore it together.

Located on 13 acres of scenic lakeshore, this charming looped trail winds through woodlands, prairie, and wetland habitats, showcasing demonstration gardens filled with native plants. You’ll also find bridges, a boardwalk, a gazebo (with a surprising ceiling!), and even recent handiwork from the local beaver residents.

Wild Ones member Ed Keiser, who oversees the trail maintenance alone with members of the Butler County Master Gardeners, will be our guide and will share insights along the way. 

This is a great chance to see how native plants support wildlife, spark inspiration for your own garden, and enjoy a walk through a truly special place.

Bring water, wear sturdy shoes, and be prepared to hike approximately 2 miles in total, a few areas of the trails have rough, uneven, or muddy surfaces.

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Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!