Is your green thumb getting itchy? It’s almost grow time in northeastern Wisconsin.
As another gardening season approaches, the calendar is filling up with plant sales in coming weeks and other gardener-friendly events later in the summer. So before your nails get dirty and weeding and watering duties call, here’s a quick rundown of some of the blooms, bees and homegrown tomatoes on the horizon.
Bay Port FFA Greenhouse Sale
When/where: 2:40-5 p.m. May 6-8, 11-15 and 18-21 at Bay Port High School, 2710 Lineville Road, Suamico. Greenhouse is near the back of the school. Enter through door 22A by the junior varsity baseball diamonds and watch for signs.
The dirt: Shop a wide assortment of student-grown annuals, both vegetables and flowers. Proceeds support Bay Port FFA leadership conferences and learning experiences. More info: facebook.com/BayPortAgEd.
Northeastern Wisconsin Master Gardeners Plant Sale
When/where: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 7-8 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 at Brown County STEM Innovation Center at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2019 Technology Way.
The dirt: Shop locally grown annuals, herbs, vegetables and native plants at reasonable prices and get answers to your gardening questions. Children can plant a Mother’s Day flower. More info: newmastergardeners.org.
Heirloom Plant Sale
When/where: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 15 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16 at Laboratory Sciences Greenhouse at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2350 Laboratory Sciences Drive.
The dirt: Shop more than 280 varieties and cultivars of heirloom plants that have been handed down over generations, including bell, sweet and hot peppers, tomatoes, herbs, greens, cucumbers, melons, squash, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers and more. Order plants online in advance (limited to roughly 150 orders) and then pick up on designated day or browse the greenhouse during the sale for inventory of each variety that is held back from pre-orders. The 2026 plant list and more info: uwgb.edu/heirloom-plant-sale.
Paine Art Center and Gardens’ annual Festival of Spring in Oshkosh features a popular plant sale. This year’s event is May 16.
Festival of Spring
When/where: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 16 in the 1600 block of Congress Avenue, outside Paine Art Center and Gardens, Oshkosh.
The dirt: Annual spring plant sale offers thousands of plants, including hard-to-find varieties. There are also vendors selling original art, crafts and garden supplies, live music, a children’s art activity and food. Free admission to Paine mansion during the event. More info: thepaine.org.
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Lakehaven Garden and Outdoor Living Show
When/where: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. May 23 at Lakehaven Hall, 96 Ellis St., Kewaunee
What’s the dirt: Kewaunee County Garden Club will be selling locally-grown perennials and vegetable plants 9 a.m.-noon. Vendors, bucket raffle for hanging baskets, Traveling Sharpener on-site and lunch available. Free admission. More info: facebook.com/p/Lakehaven-Garden-and-Outdoor-Living-Show-100069231549412.
Wild Ones Green Bay Plant Sale
When/where: 9 a.m.-noon May 30 at Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, 2325 Oak Ridge Circle, Ledgeview.
The dirt: Shop native plants and pick up previously ordered native plant kits (sold out) for Wild Ones Green Bay’s biggest fundraiser of the year. More info: greenbay.wildones.org.
Bountiful Branches Sale
When/where: Orders accepted until May 7 at newleaffoods.org/bountiful-branches.
The dirt: New Leaf Foods’ fifth annual sale offers edible perennial plants at an affordable price in an effort to make growing your own food more accessible for people in the community. View the list of available plants on the New Leaf website, including American plum, black elderberry, raspberry, blackberry, sugar maple, thimbleberry, Nanking cherry, Jerusalem artichokes and more. All plants must be ordered in advance; pickup is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 behind Northeast Wisconsin Technical College agriculture building at Green Bay Botanical Garden.
Learn how to grow your new edible plants with a Bountiful Branches class with Dillon Weist of NWTC Sustainable Agriculture: 6-7:30 p.m. April 16 at Brown County Central Library auditorium, Green Bay. Register at newleaffoods.org/bountiful-branches.
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Manitowoc’s Garden Faire Extraordinaire
When/where: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 13 at Washington Park, 1115 Washinton St., Manitowoc.
The dirt: Buy flowers, herbs, hanging baskets, veggie starts, garden art and crafts. Brat fry and bake sale. Free admission. More info: facebook.com/manitowocsgardenfaireextraordinaire.
Laura Barclay plants at Farlin Park in 2025 as part of the Northeast Wisconsin Pollinator Corridor project. Volunteers can be part of three planting days at Green Bay-area parks this season to help increase native pollinator numbers.
Northeast Wisconsin Pollinator Corridor Planting Days
When/where: June 18, June 25 and July 9 at Green Bay-area parks
The dirt: Join Green Bay Conservation Corps and Green Bay Botanical Garden in planting native plants at area parks as part of the ongoing Northeast Wisconsin Pollinator Corridor project to increase habitat for bees, butterflies and birds across the city, improve water quality by using deep-rooted native plants that filter runoff and support urban food production by helping pollinators.
Volunteers are invited to three planting days 8 a.m.-noon (or until all plants are in the ground):
June 18: Marquette Park, then at Fort Howard Park
June 25: Sullivan Park (by the soccer field), then Metro Boat Launch
More info: greenbaywi.gov/1281/Conservation-Corps
The Gardeners Club of Green Bay Garden Walk
When/where: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 18 at private gardens in Allouez, De Pere and east Green Bay. Rain or shine event.
The dirt: Visit seven private gardens at your leisure:
640 and 632 N. Broadway, De Pere
833 Urbandale Ave., De Pere
509 Simonet St., Allouez
146 E. Mission Road, Allouez
621 Schwartz St., Green Bay
Tickets are $15 in advance and limited to 500 people; $20 day of at the gardens if available. Tickets go on sale April 13 at McAllister Landscape Supply in Howard, The Plant People Design Center in Green Bay and Doug’s Take 5 Bar & Restaurant at Four Seasons Tennis Club in De Pere. Tickets will also be available at Larry’s Bellevue Gardens once it opens for the season. More info at gardenclubgreenbay.weebly.com.
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Door County House & Garden Walk
When/where: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 28
The dirt: The 65th annual event will showcase eight locations in Door County:
Two homes in Egg Harbor and one in Ephraim
One private garden in Sister Bay
One public garden in Sturgeon Bay
Three historical locations: Bjorklunden in Baileys Harbor, Hillside Waterfront Hotel in Ephraim and Ingwersen Studio & Gallery in Sister Bay
Tickets will be $55 in advance and $65 day of. As Door County Medical Center Auxiliary’s signature fundraising event, all proceeds benefit the DCMC Behavioral Health Program. More info at facebook.com/doorcountyhouseandgardenwalk. Ticket-buying options will be available once the doorcountyhouseandgardenwalk.com website is complete and goes live.
The Locktender Native Garden Open House July 29 will feature booths and activities along the De Pere Riverwalk & Wildlife Viewing Pier.
Locktender Native Garden Open House
When/where: 5-7 p.m. July 13 (a change from the original July 29 date) at Locktender Native Garden at the De Pere Riverwalk & Wildlife Viewing Pier, De Pere.
The dirt: Stroll the expansive garden strip maintained by Northeastern Wisconsin Master Gardeners, find out how it came to be and learn about the many native plants that make it an important destination for butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Visit stations along the walkway to learn about monarchs, make a children’s pollinator craft, take a fun quiz and see how you can help pollinators in your own yard. Free.
(This story has been updated to add new information.)
Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on X @KendraMeinert.
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