Plan your native garden
Free resources
- Free native garden plans. Borrow these plans for your yard, or use them as inspiration.
- Native Plant Landscaping Directory. Our directory of local professionals who design and install native gardens.
- Browse our spring selection. Use our filters and descriptions to help you plan.
- Book list. Dive deeper with our recommended books.
Local classes and webinars
- Watch now: Native Plants: It Takes a City. The story of Meadow City, as told at Cleveland Metroparks' Nature Forum. Check out Doug Tallamy's presentation on native plants as well.
- Tue, Jan 21 @ 7-8:30 PM (virtual): Winter Sowing. Virtual meetings and talks every third Tuesday. Past recordings are online.
- Wed, Jan 22 @ 7 PM (virtual): Wild Bees in Your Ohio Backyard. Talks continue every other Wednesday through March.
- Jan 27 - Mar 8 (virtual): NEO Master Rain Gardener Online Course
- Wed, Jan 29 @ 1-3 PM (virtual): Honeybees and Native Bees: What you didn't know. Session 3 (below) is the next day!
- Thur, Jan 30 @ 1-2 PM (virtual): The Science of Plant Survival Strategies in Garden Design. Past recordings of this semiannual symposium are online.
- Sat, Feb 8 @ 10 AM-12 PM (in Cleveland Heights): Shade Gardening. Monthly talks continue through April.
- Sat, Feb 8 @ 8 AM-12 PM (at Mentor Marsh): Mentor Marsh. Speakers every second Saturday, virtual and in-person.
- Wed, Feb 13 @ 12 PM (virtual): Will It Be Beautiful? Monthly webinars held on second Wednesdays. Past recordings are also online.
- Sat, Mar 8 @ 10 AM-12 PM (in Cleveland Heights): A Garden Party for Butterflies: How to be the Ideal Host. A talk by our very own Dave Tomashefski! Registration opens on February 9.
- Mar 11 - Apr 1 (in Highland Heights): NEO Master Rain Gardener In-Person Course
Holiday gifts
Holiday gifts for a greener future! Gift cards can be redeemed for native plants or even a shrink-your-lawn kit in the spring, and our attractive book bundles pair a gift card with our favorite reads. You can also buy some of our gifts in person at the Waterloo Arts Holiday Co-op.
