Grassland Heritage Foundation's 14th Annual Native Plant Sale
GHF's 14th Annual Spring Native Plant Sale will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 10 AM to 1 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church in Downtown Lawrence, KS. In addition to our in-person event, we are offering pre-orders exclusively for GHF members. We'll have approximately 65 species of Kansas native plants available! Most individual plants are $4.50 each on May 16th, available to anyone with no pre-order. Members may pre-order most plants at a discounted price of $4.00 each from April 27 to May 11. See below for details.
Our spring plant sale is GHF's biggest fundraiser of the year. All of the money earned from this sale will be used to further promote our mission of prairie preservation though education, stewardship, and land protection. Each sale helps fund our education and community outreach events that share the importance of the tallgrass prairie and how individuals can help protect our native landscapes.
Dr. Liz Koziol and MycoBloom will join us again this year, selling beneficial fungal innocula to increase the health and vigor of native prairie plants. We will also have discounted rain-garden kits available on the day of the sale through our partnership with the City of Lawrence.
Pre-Order for Best Selection
All current members of GHF are invited to place a pre-order for plants to be picked up at Trinity Episcopal, either the Friday evening before the sale or Saturday during the sale. Pre-orders will take place through the online storefront on our website.
How To Place a Pre-Order
2. GHF will verify membership status and send an email to all current members with a passcode to access the online pre-order store in mid-April.
3. Place your pre-order and pay online from April 27 - May 11, 2026.
4. Pick up your order at the plant sale on Friday, May 15 from 5 to 7 pm or Saturday, May 16 from 10am to 12pm.
Not sure if your membership status is current? Any donation made in the past year in the amount of $15 or more is considered to be a current membership. Email grasslandheritage@gmail.com to inquire about your membership status.
Native Plant Sale Species List and Information
Click here for a spreadsheet containing species names and growing information for plants that will be available at this year's sale.
~Please note that species availability is subject to change~
Spring Native Plant Sale
Saturday May 16th, 2026
10 AM to 1 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church Courtyard
Native Plant Garden Signs
Show your pride in planting native plants! We will have our Native Plant Garden signs available for purchase at the sale in May.
Activities during the sale
Grassland Heritage Foundation announces a few new special features for the Spring Native Plant Sale this year!
Explore educational activites
Visit GHF's educational table with youth of all ages to explore hands-on learning activities focused on prairie ecology. Local educators and GHF Board members are excited to share their enthusiasm and knowledge about prairies with our youngest of supporters!
Pick up a rain garden kit
With the generous support from the City of Lawrence, GHF will have a limited number of rain garden kits available for purchase the day of the sale at a discounted price. Kits will contain plants that are well-suited for full-med sun areas with moist soil conditions.
Come early to take advantage of this fantastic deal!
Learn about soil fungi
Visit with Dr. Liz Koziol, GHF Board member and an expert on soil fungi. Liz also runs a small business called MycoBloom that sells a granular product made of AM fungi collected from native prairie soils. Interested people can place orders for inoculum with her at the GHF sale. See Liz's presentation about the importance of beneficial fungi for prairie ecosystems on the main page of our site.
Native Plant Gardening Resources
If you are new to gardening with natives or would like to learn more as we gear up for gardening season in the spring, GHF helped create a comprehensive guide to gardening and landscaping with native plants, in partnership with K-Sate Extension- Douglas County and the Kansas Rural Center. This is a great local resource as you begin to plan and design your garden space. Our Planting Natives in Northeast Kansas Resource Guides can be found at:
https://plantnativeks.weebly.com/
You may also download our Basics of Native Plant Gardening pamphlet or pick up a printed copy at the plant sale.