Things-to-Do/Get-Outdoors/Native-Plant-Sale

2021 DuPage Forest Preserves Native Plant Sale

Think Global. Plant Local.

Due to popular demand, we are not accepting any more orders.

If you've already placed an order, pick up curbside May 14 & 15.

On May 14 or 15 (you choose which day) pick up your order at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. in Oak Brook, during the designated time slot below based on the first letter of your last name. Pickups will be curbside with limited person-to-person contact.

May 14	A – H 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.	I – P 1 – 4 p.m.	Q – Z 3 – 6 p.m.
May 15	A – M 9 a.m. – Noon	N – Z Noon – 3 p.m.

Questions? Call us at 630-933-7247.

All proceeds from the sale will support educational programming at the Forest Preserve District.

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) © Glenn Perricone

Spruce Up Your Garden with Free Wood Chips

Homeowners can pick up free wood chips at the native plant nursery at Blackwell Forest Preserve in West Chicago from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 and 22. See press release for more details.

Wildflower Walk
Join a plant expert for a leisurely 1-mile walk through the woods to learn about spring wildflowers, including how to identify them and which varieties you can grow at home. Ages 18 and up. $5 per person. Register online or at 630-933-7248.