Generation Native Plant Nursery

06/23/2026

Little greenhouse update for y'all!

06/20/2026

We've decided to postpone our June 27 sale. Nature and life have their own flow; we plan as best we can, but have to roll with it.✌Our next scheduled sale is July 11, and we will add another if possible before then.

2026 Plant List is in the comments!

06/16/2026

This is beautiful! "A bunch of grown men out there with butterfly nets" build a connection to nature from prison.

At Redgranite Correctional Institution, inmates are saving monarchs and finding a renewed sense of meaning and connection.

06/09/2026

Join me this Saturday June 13 for a tour of the MREA grounds at 4:30 followed by an educational presentation at 5:30 on designing functional gardens to benefit wildlife.

Learn more and RSVP at: https://midwestrenew.org/event/mrea-solstice-celebration/

06/08/2026

We are blown away by all of the orders we've received! For now, we've closed our books for orders to focus on fulfilling existing ones. Once we get the orders filled and the hoophouse in order, we expect to open up again in late June or early July. Stay tuned for updates and reach out with any questions!

06/04/2026

Little update:
• We received a record amount of orders this year! Thank you!
• Orders get filled first, then we switch our attention to sales
• Pickups will be in mid-June through early July
• Our online inventory is limited right now, but we still have some great species available for order at generationnativeplants.com/shop
• LUPINE IS BLOOMING! :)

05/28/2026

We are proud to be a "Safe for Monarchs" certified nursery via Monarch Collaborative! They helped us hone safe growing practices, and pointed out which of our plants are scientifically proven to be best for Monarchs.

🦋Black Eyed Susan
🦋Blue Vervain
🦋Cardinal Flower
🦋Common Ironweed
🦋Cup Plant
🦋Dense Blazing Star
🦋Prairie Dock
🦋Rose Milkweed
🦋Smooth Blue Aster
🦋Sweet Joe Pye W**d

Grateful for this partnership!

05/17/2026

New plants are sprouting daily! Watch for inventory updates each Sunday. Added this week:
🌼Dense Blazing Star
🌼Fireweed
🌼Ironweed
🌼June Grass
🌼Poke Milkweek
🌼Prairie Dock
🌼Prairie Dropseed
🌼Wild Senna

Place an order on our website (www.generationnativeplants.com/shop) or check out our sale dates starting in June!

Our plants are available starting in mid-June because we choose not to burn fuel to heat our growing space ✌ The hoophouse extends the season by a few weeks, but we flow with spring's natural rhythm.

05/06/2026

*UPDATE: June 27 Sale Postponed*
Mark your calendars for our 2026 sale dates! Our small nursery does not have weekly browsing hours; sales are the best time to visit.

05/05/2026

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Join the free Less Lawn More Life Challenge, a 12-week program that guides you through turning your outdoor space into a thriving habitat. No experience needed. No lawn required. Balcony gardens, small plots, and rural acres all count.

The kickoff is a free live virtual event on May 7th at 6pm featuring a keynote from Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass.

Every participant starts with a free Wildr Score, a 5-minute ecological health assessment of their outdoor space. Take it at the start of the challenge. Take it again at the end. Most people are surprised by how much changes.

Sign up → lesslawnmorelife.com

Thanks to Wildr Places for hosting!