Tend Native Plants

05/31/2026

HUGE restock at the plant stand! Here's what's here for the week, while supplies last. 💐

How to visit: https://tendnativeplants.com/pages/visit

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!

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.

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. 💇‍♂️

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. 🌠

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

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. 💫

05/18/2026

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