Events

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Help us share native plants!

Bring your bare root or potted plant in commercially bought soil and go home with new plants. 

You do not need to contribute in order to participate. 

Please see this form to register and for more details on safely sharing plants!

https://forms.gle/1HL2m4Q7Sd8KzVmQA

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Greater Frederick Maryland Wild Ones is part of Team Frederick and will be planning for and participating in the annual City Nature Challenge over this four day period. 

Learn how to use iNaturalist and document the wildlife in our county. 

Check back to find out details about our specific events. 

Information and resources can be found at the Mobilize Frederick website at:

https://www.mobilizefrederick.org/city-nature-challenge

Join hosts Stella and Kevin as they share how they transformed an empty lot in the heart of downtown Frederick into an oasis for wildlife. 

More details coming soon. 

Join us at Frederick County Master Gardener's annual family-friendly festival to learn how you can support pollinators and protect the environment. There will be children's activities and garden tours too!

The Greater Frederick Maryland Wild Ones is sponsoring a Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday June 6 from 11am -3pm in Frederick City. 

Come tour gardens - big and small, old and new - that contain native plants, trees, and shrubs. 

Learn what plants grow best in various conditions, which pair well together, and how to get started or continue planting with natives. 

All are welcome! This event is free. 

Registration will be available in April/May.

Email us at [email protected] with any questions or to refer a garden to participate in the tour!

Come chat in the garden and learn about MANAGING A MEADOW. 

This is a members only event; registration information will be shared via email. 

Join Ronni in her Sweet Spire Gardens as she shares information about the edible and native herbal plants in her garden. 

Invitations will be sent to members via email. 

Space will be limited to the first 20 Wild Ones Members who sign up. Members are welcome to bring a guest. 

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

Help us share native plants!

Bring your bare root or potted plant in commercially bought soil and go home with new plants. You do not need to contribute in order to participate. 

Please see this form to register and for more details on safely sharing plants!

More information and registration coming in September. 

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

The Pearl Street Garden will host a members Happy Hour to reflect on the year and to share ideas for events for 2027! Come celebrate our accomplishments and get to know other native plant supporters. 

Details coming soon!