Native Plant Sale at the World Bird Sanctuary, May 11, 2024

Shoppers enjoy a past Missouri Prairie Foundation native plant sale at the World Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Felicia Brundick

Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other treasured wildlife.

You can shop for native plants at this Missouri Prairie Foundation sale hosted by the World Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, May 11, 2024, located at 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road, Valley Park, MO.

The World Bird Sanctuary will host the sale rain or shine from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The World Bird Sanctuary has an entry fee of $12 per vehicle that all plant sale customers will have to pay to enter. Enjoy the magnificent live birds while at the World Bird Sanctuary.

River City Natives, Ozark Soul, Papillon Perennials, and Gaylena’s Garden will supply a variety of native plants for your landscaping needs.

“We are pleased to partner with the World Bird Sanctuary, who will host this native plant sale,” said Carol Davit, Executive Director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation. “Native plants—as the basis of food chains here and around the world—are critical to sustaining bird populations as well as monarch butterflies and other wildlife we all enjoy.”

You can shop from all vendors during the sale. Some vendors accept cash, check, or credit cards; some only cash or checks. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own crates or boxes for bringing their purchased plants home. Vendors will donate a percentage of sale proceeds to support the conservation work of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.

If you wish, you can also pre-order plants and have your order ready for pick up at the event. The following vendors are accepting pre-orders. When placing your pre-orders, please include your phone number and note that the order is for the World Bird Sanctuary sale in Valley Park on May 11.

Gaylena’s Garden
Email gaylenasgarden@gmail.com for plant availability information and to place pre-orders by May 9.

Ozark Soul
Order via website (preferred) or phone by May 8 at 5 p.m.: https://preorder.ozarksoul.com/; 816-809-4062. Please visit https://ozarksoul.com/availability/ for a current plant availability list.

River City Natives
Order online (www.rivercitynatives.com) or via email (rivercitynatives@gmail.com). Visit www.rivercitynatives.com for available selections.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation is a 58-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust. In addition to its prairie conservation work, the Missouri Prairie Foundation also runs Grow Native!, a 24-year-old native plant marketing and education program, and administers the Missouri Invasive Plant Council. To learn more, visit  www.moprairie.org  or  www.grownative.org , or call 573-356-7828.