Tend Native Plants

Tend Native Plants Restore habitat at home with pollinator-safe native plants grown from Wisconsin seeds.

Sundial lupine is now in stock! Get it while you can - it flew off the table at the market today. This is our Wisconsin ...
05/31/2026

Sundial lupine is now in stock! Get it while you can - it flew off the table at the market today. This is our Wisconsin native lupine, host for the Karner blue butterfly. 🦋

Host plant for the rare Karner blue butterfly! Also hosts the frosted elfin butterfly and several skippers and moths. Good pollen source for bees. Thrives in sandy soil. Note: Avoid planting in clay soil.

05/30/2026

🕶️For shade: Columbine, Jacob’s ladder, sweet Joe Pye, early figwort, wild golden glow
🌱Annuals: corydalis, beggarticks
🌞For sun: liatris, lupine, hyssop
Plus more!

If you’re picking up plants this weekend, preorders (placed before May 9) are on the rack in the driveway and regular on...
05/29/2026

If you’re picking up plants this weekend, preorders (placed before May 9) are on the rack in the driveway and regular online orders are on the porch. 🌱

⚠️ Note that there is going to be some activity on our road tomorrow (Sat 5/30) from 11a-1pm that *could* disrupt traffic so maybe avoid that time just to be safe.

Thinking about trying the Chelsea chop on your native plants? This post is an excellent primer. The last image lists spe...
05/28/2026

Thinking about trying the Chelsea chop on your native plants? This post is an excellent primer. The last image lists species that respond well to a late spring trim. 💇‍♂️

I'm starting to fill spring preorders and not a minute too soon. The hoophouse is almost full! If you placed a preorder,...
05/25/2026

I'm starting to fill spring preorders and not a minute too soon. The hoophouse is almost full! If you placed a preorder, check your email for an update.

If you missed out on preorders, it's not too late to buy plants this year. I am still potting up seedlings and expect a steady supply of perennials until at least July. Plants will be stocked online as they are ready for sale. Shrubs will be ready in the fall. 🌠

New species making their debut Westside Community Market tomorrow (5/23):🌱Allium cernuum (nodding onion) - short king 🤴🏼...
05/23/2026

New species making their debut Westside Community Market tomorrow (5/23):
🌱Allium cernuum (nodding onion) - short king 🤴🏼
🌱Silene regia (royal catchfly) - tall(ish) queen 💃🏽
🌱Helenium autumnale (sneezew**d) - does NOT cause sneezing 🙅🏼‍♀️
🌱Eutrochium maculatum (Joe-Pye w**d) - pollinator powerhouse 💪🏼
🌱Desmodium glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick trefoil) - cutie for shade 🌸

These will be stocked online by Monday. Learn about these species and everything else growing this season in our detailed plant list: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0676/3433/1786/files/Tend_2026_Plant_List_-_Detailed.pdf?v=1769888819

Hard to capture in a photo, but shooting stars are magical. I’ll have a few more second-year plants for sale within the ...
05/19/2026

Hard to capture in a photo, but shooting stars are magical. I’ll have a few more second-year plants for sale within the week if you want these in your life. 💫

The Plant Stand is restocked for the week! Here's what's there now.
05/18/2026

The Plant Stand is restocked for the week! Here's what's there now.

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Blue Mounds, WI
53517

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