The Lexington Chapter of Wild Ones is an environmental advocacy group that promotes the use of native plants in private gardens and public landscapes.

Native Plant Event!

May 1, 2025 5:30 pm

St. Michael’s Church 2025 Bellefonte Drive, Lexington KY 40503 Admission Fee $10 Cash and Checks only

Join Wild Ones Lexington to celebrate and support native plant gardening. Enjoy an evening of learning more about native plants, meeting plant enthusiasts, and exchanging gardening tips.

Bring your extra native perennials, shrubs, trees and grasses and replace them with new natives in our plant exchange.
Plants (natives only) should be potted and labeled.
No native plants to donate? Bring drinks or snack food.
A drawing for door prizes will also take place.

June 5, 2025 identifying trees lecture followed by practice session on June 7.

Magnolia Tree Seeds Bungee Jump?

June 5, 2025 6:30 pm

St. Michael’s Church 2025 Bellefonte Drive, Lexington KY 40503

Yes, they do! Discover how by joining nature photographer Janet James as she shares colorful images and describes how she learned to really “see” the engineering, architecture, and designs of native tree features. She has photographed all aspects of the 120 Kentucky species. Find out also how to participate in a citizen science, national tree observation project.

The Weird and the Rare at the Arboretum

Saturday June 7, 2025 10:00

The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky (Meet in the parking lot near the kiosk)

Janet will lead a follow-up tree walk that focuses on a variety of Kentucky native tree and shrub species not commonly seen in our state’s natural areas or have intriguing botanical features. We will walk on paved or mulched paths and grassy areas.