Native Plant Kits

Description

Discover the beauty and benefits of native plants with our plant sale! We offer plant kits designed to support local ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and create thriving landscapes. Whether you’re looking to transform your backyard or start a pollinator-friendly garden, these easy-to-grow kits provide everything you need to cultivate native species with confidence. Bring nature home and grow sustainably!

Plant kits are sold in quantities of 50. Kits cannot be combined or broken. Click the drop down option for a list of species in each kit.

Plants are for pickup at the Elkhart County SWCD office (59358 CR7, Elkhart) September 4th-5th, 2025 during normal business hours (8am-4:30pm).

Order deadline July 28th

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Rain Garden Kit

A rain garden is a shallow depression in a landscape where stormwater typically collects or drains. They are often located below a downspout or driveway. The rain garden kit comes with plants that are adapted to having “wet feet”. These plants can take on heavy stormwater in poorly draining soils and can tolerate periods of dry weather as well. This kit comes with mostly forbs (flowering plants) and a couple grasses/sedges to create a beautiful garden that attracts beneficial wildlife and helps infiltrate stormwater. Learn more

Purple Rain Garden Kit- NEW

The Purple Rain Garden Kit is a nod to you-know-who. Our Purple Rain Garden Kit contains a selection of forbs which bloom in shades of purple, blue, and lavender. The plants will perform well in short-term flooding and temporary drought conditions – prefer sun/part shade.

Basic Prairie Garden Kit– NEW

The Basic Prairie Garden Kit features a selection of core native species that are fundamental to a native plant garden. The kit includes several key pollinator species which grow in most soil types and prefer full sun.

Prairie Grass Kit

This Prairie Grass Kit contains a mix of deeply rooted grasses and sedges. These species are low-maintenance, will thrive in full-sun, and prefer medium/dry soil.

Shade Kit

The Shade Kit contains a mix of shade-loving wildflowers, sedges, and grasses for season-long interest. The mix of plants will perform well in shade/partial shade and prefer medium soil.

Keystone Pollinator Kit* – NEW

The Keystone Pollinator Kit features species that will attract and host pollinators, providing essential food sources and habitat. Because each species included in this kit prefers certain growing conditions, it is advised to research preferred growing preferences for each plant species prior to planting.

Monarch Garden Kit – NEW

The Monarch Garden Kit features native flowers, including 3 varieties of milkweed, which provide food and nectar sources for Monarch butterflies to thrive. The included plants prefer sun/part-sun and will grow well in mesic soils.

Low-Profile Garden Kit – NEW

The Low-Profile Garden Kit is offered at the suggestion of our head grower, Jenny. The kit features a diverse selection of grass and forbs that will remain short in stature, not exceeding 3 feet tall. The plants will grow well in sun/partial shade conditions and prefer mesic-dry soil.