Shoppers enjoy a past Missouri Prairie Foundation native plant sale at the World Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Felicia Brundick.
Four Grow Native! professional members will sell a variety of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, and sedges.
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, September 7, 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, which 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 September 7.
River City Natives
Order online (www.rivercitynatives.com) or via email (rivercitynatives@gmail.com) by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 5. Visit http://www.rivercitynatives.com for available selections.
Ozark Soul Native Plants
Order via website (preferred) or phone by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4: https://preorder.ozarksoul.com; 816-809-4062. Please visit https://ozarksoul.com/availability for a current plant availability list.
Papillon Perennials
Find available plants at https://www.papillonperennials.com/. To place your order, call 636-273-9688 by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 5.
Gaylena’s Garden
Email gaylenasgarden@gmail.com to place a pre-order by Thursday, September 5. Current plant availability list available by request.
Caption for attached photo: Shoppers enjoy a past Missouri Prairie Foundation native plant sale at the World Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Felicia Brundick.
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 636-303-7418.
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