Upcoming Events & Plant Sales
Webinar Series-From Lawn to Garden: Converting Lawn into Native Plant Habitat (Session #3)
The American Lawn has been an environmental plague for conservationists and native plant advocates. If you have ever considered removing, reducing, or replacing your lawn with habitat-supporting plants but have felt overwhelmed by the idea, this is the course for you.
In 3 sessions, we will go over planning, site prep & installation, and management of these spaces in a way that sets the example for the neighborhood.
Fall can be the best time to prep your space so sign up for this course now!
Oct. 22, 29, and Nov. 5
Registration Fee: $69. Includes a 10% discount on plants from IMAGINE Native Plant Farm through Nov 14, 2026.
Wilding Imaginings: Annual Art Show & Sale
Join us for Wild Imaginings, a special pop-up art show and sale benefiting Home Earth Alliance. Explore over 100 reasonably priced works by more than 35 local artists celebrating the native plants and natural beauty of the Upper Hudson Valley.
Find a piece you love—or the perfect holiday gift—while supporting local artists and local conservation. Proceeds benefit the work of Home Earth Alliance and IMAGINE Native Plant Farm.
The show is free and open to the public November 21–22.
Wilding Imaginings: Annual Art Show & Sale
Join us for Wild Imaginings, a special pop-up art show and sale benefiting Home Earth Alliance. Explore over 100 reasonably priced works by more than 35 local artists celebrating the native plants and natural beauty of the Upper Hudson Valley.
Find a piece you love—or the perfect holiday gift—while supporting local artists and local conservation. Proceeds benefit the work of Home Earth Alliance and IMAGINE Native Plant Farm.
The show is free and open to the public November 21–22.
Webinar Series: Native Plant Garden Design 101
Join us for a fundamentals course in ecological garden design using native plants species. The focus will be on urban and suburban sized landscapes, but could be applied to larger landscapes. We will discuss site assessment, plant selection, design, installation and long-term management of these spaces.
Course topics:
Site Analysis
Plant Selection
Design Basics
Site Prep & Installation
Stewardship
Registration Fee: $199. Includes a 10% discount on plants from IMAGINE Native Plant Farm through Nov 14, 2026.
Webinar Series-From Lawn to Garden: Converting Lawn into Native Plant Habitat (Session #2)
The American Lawn has been an environmental plague for conservationists and native plant advocates. If you have ever considered removing, reducing, or replacing your lawn with habitat-supporting plants but have felt overwhelmed by the idea, this is the course for you.
In 3 sessions, we will go over planning, site prep & installation, and management of these spaces in a way that sets the example for the neighborhood.
Fall can be the best time to prep your space so sign up for this course now!
Oct. 22, 29, and Nov. 5
Registration Fee: $69. Includes a 10% discount on plants from IMAGINE Native Plant Farm through Nov 14, 2026.
Webinar Series-From Lawn to Garden: Converting Lawn into Native Plant Habitat (Session #1)
The American Lawn has been an environmental plague for conservationists and native plant advocates. If you have ever considered removing, reducing, or replacing your lawn with habitat-supporting plants but have felt overwhelmed by the idea, this is the course for you.
In 3 sessions, we will go over planning, site prep & installation, and management of these spaces in a way that sets the example for the neighborhood.
Fall can be the best time to prep your space so sign up for this course now!
Oct. 22, 29, and Nov. 5
Registration Fee: $69. Includes a 10% discount on plants from IMAGINE Native Plant Farm through Nov 14, 2026.
Native Plant Sale
Home Earth Alliance joins Sustainable Saratoga for their fall Pollinator Palooza Pop Up Native Plant Sale, Sunday, October 4th.
Now is the best to plant native perennials and get a head start on your summer 2027 pollinator gardens before winter sets in!
Though most people think of planting as a springtime activity, fall is actually a better time to plant indigenous perennials. Night time temperatures are cooling down, but the soil is still warm enough for the plants to grow right up until the first hard frost. Transplant shock is reduced at cooler temperatures, and the autumnal chill and shorter day lengths signals the plants to put their growth into roots, not leaves. There are fewer weeds and insect herbivores in the fall than in the early part of the growing season, so the plants are less stressed by competition and predation. Fall planting helps native perennials get off to a strong start in the spring and provides an early food source for insect pollinators waking up hungry in April and May.
All plants will be provided by Home Earth Alliance’s IMAGINE Native Plant Farm - grown from seeds collected by botanists from abundant wild populations here in the greater Capital District, so perfectly adapted to this ecoregion and our native bees, butterflies, and other insect pollinators.
Hudson Crossings Park, Schuylerville, NY
Sunday, Oct 4, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wilding Fest & Native Plant Sale 2026
Join us for a two-day Wilding Fest & Native Plant Sale! 🌿 Celebrate the changing seasons at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm with locally grown native plants for up to 15% off, live music throughout the weekend, delicious food, family-friendly activities, and plenty of fall fun. Come shop, eat, listen, explore, and spend a weekend getting a little wild with us!
Wilding Fest & Native Plant Sale 2026
Join us for a two-day Wilding Fest & Native Plant Sale! 🌿 Celebrate the changing seasons at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm with locally grown native plants for up to 15% off, live music throughout the weekend, delicious food, family-friendly activities, and plenty of fall fun. Come shop, eat, listen, explore, and spend a weekend getting a little wild with us!
Five Rivers Fall Festival
Join us for the 44th Annual Fall Festival at Five Rivers!
We'll be talking with visitors about native plants, habitat, and the role we can all play as caretakers of our local environment. We'll also have plants available for purchase for everyone from native-plant beginners to seasoned gardeners looking to add something new to their beds.
This is a wonderful event for volunteers who enjoy plants, education, and connecting with the community.
Native Plants & Pints at Common Roots
Join Home Earth Alliance at Common Roots Albany Post for native plants and pints! Shop locally grown native plants, connect with local environmental organizations, and enjoy a local pint while supporting a greener Albany. Whether you bring a plant home or sponsor one for us to plant in the community, every purchase helps us restore habitat and build pathways for pollinators.
Native Plant Sale with Sustainable Saratoga
Join us for one of our final big plant sales of the season in partnership with Sustainable Saratoga!
With a shared commitment to environmental stewardship and creating healthier communities, this is a great opportunity to help people bring native plants home while sharing why these plants matter.
We could especially use your help making this final seasonal push a success!
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Pollinator Palooza Native Plant Sale
We are thrilled to be returning to Sustainable Saratoga's annual Pollinator Palooza Native Plant Sale! Learn more about the sale here.
DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2026
(rain date May 31)
TIME: 10 AM until 3 PM
LOCATION: Oligny’s Country Gardens, 390 Wilton-Gansevoort Rd, Gansevoort, 12831
(just 10 miles from downtown Saratoga Springs)
PLEASE NOTE: Cash or check preferred
Delmar Farmers Market
Looking to add native plants to your garden? Home Earth Alliance/ IMAGINE Native Plant Farm can help! Find us at the Delmar Farmers Market from 9-1. Come say hi and shop our native plants, lawn signs, notecards and more! Our team will be available to answer any questions from your landscaping needs to native plant care.
Season Grand Opening at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm
Help celebrate Earth Day with a
Season Grand Opening at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm!
Saturday, April 25, 10AM to 3PM
Live music, food, drinks, merchandise,
and an early season selection of 40 species of native plants.
IMAGINE Native Plant Farm grows only ecotypes; plants grown from seeds that have been collected by botanists from wild plant populations here in the Capital Region.
Wild Seeds Responsibly Collected From
Native Plants Lovingly Grown For
Pollinators in Our Ecoregion
71 Retreat House Road, Glenmont NY
Follow the dirt road past the old white farm house to the top of the drive,
circle the red house, park in front of the red barn, look for our IMAGINE Native Plant sign!
Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo
Join Home Earth Alliance/IMAGINE Native Plant Farm for our 4th annual ecological landscapes exhibit at the Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo, March 27 - 29. The 5,000 square foot exhibit, "IMAGINE Wild Where You Are," will feature woods, ponds, a suburban yard with veggie gardens and composting, and urban and rural areas, all planted with native plants. We will have educators on hand and lots of kids' activities including a treasure hunt, seed sowing, a giant art wall, and some cool microscopes. Plus many other vendors and exhibitors, and a full schedule of garden and eco-presenters! Purchase your tickets through the link below to support Home Earth Alliance's mission "to educate, inspire, and empower people to steward outdoor spaces to support biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental justice."
Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo
Join Home Earth Alliance/IMAGINE Native Plant Farm for our 4th annual ecological landscapes exhibit at the Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo, March 27 - 29. The 5,000 square foot exhibit, "IMAGINE Wild Where You Are," will feature woods, ponds, a suburban yard with veggie gardens and composting, and urban and rural areas, all planted with native plants. We will have educators on hand and lots of kids' activities including a treasure hunt, seed sowing, a giant art wall, and some cool microscopes. Plus many other vendors and exhibitors, and a full schedule of garden and eco-presenters! Purchase your tickets through the link below to support Home Earth Alliance's mission "to educate, inspire, and empower people to steward outdoor spaces to support biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental justice."
Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo
Join Home Earth Alliance/IMAGINE Native Plant Farm for our 4th annual ecological landscapes exhibit at the Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo, March 27 - 29. The 5,000 square foot exhibit, "IMAGINE Wild Where You Are," will feature woods, ponds, a suburban yard with veggie gardens and composting, and urban and rural areas, all planted with native plants. We will have educators on hand and lots of kids' activities including a treasure hunt, seed sowing, a giant art wall, and some cool microscopes. Plus many other vendors and exhibitors, and a full schedule of garden and eco-presenters! Purchase your tickets through the link below to support Home Earth Alliance's mission "to educate, inspire, and empower people to steward outdoor spaces to support biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and promote environmental justice."
It's a Bug's World Insect Expo
Join us at "It’s a Bug’s World” - an insect expo and public outreach event for the whole family. This event aims to increase public awareness of the importance of insects and show kids some of the interesting and varied career options available to people who study entomology. The expo is educational, interactive, and fun. Admission is free and open to the public! Learn more here!
Seed Sowing & Soup Party!
This year we are working to plant over 90 species to provide food and habitat for our indigenous birds, bees, and butterflies. We still have many species left to sow. Any and all help is needed!
Join us Saturday, March 14th from 10AM - 3PM for our Seed Sowing & Soup Party #3! This is rewarding and critically important work. Bring a friend - no experience necessary! If the sun is shining you will feel like you have stepped into a tropical island! Click below to register.
H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro Certification Program, Day 3
Become a Certified and Endorsed Eco-Landscaper!
Home Earth Alliance is proud to join the Delaware-Ostego Audubon Society to present H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro certification program.
Co-taught by Kate Brittenham, Home Earth Alliance co-founder and author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the America East, this training will cover a full range of topics, including:
Environmentally-friendly practices in managed landscapes
Local native plants
Soil types, geological area and eco-regions
Ecological design principles and natural climate solutions
Monetizing and incentivizing the new ecological landscaping model
Requirements for CEUs and endorsements.
This training is intended for:
Landscape professionals
Landscape architects
Municipalities or parks agencies
Upstate NY and the surrounding regions
Students in a landscape professional programs
Master gardeners and hobbyists
Why Attend?
Ecological landscaping makes it possible to create rich habitats in a variety of spaces that support birds, insects, and other wildlife. This knowledge also improves our ecosystem services and is highly sustainable.
Learn strategies to create sustainable habitats through landscaping, as well as how to advertise and leverage these highly-desired services to your clients.
Earn continuing education credits.
Get listed as an Endorsed Eco-scaper on the HELP Program web page, Home Earth Alliance / IMAGINE Native Plant Farm website, National Audubon Plants for Birds and Native Plants databases, and the Homegrown National Park website.
Please share this with the landscapers and gardeners in your life!
H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro Certification Program, Day 2
Become a Certified and Endorsed Eco-Landscaper!
Home Earth Alliance is proud to join the Delaware-Ostego Audubon Society to present H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro certification program.
Co-taught by Kate Brittenham, Home Earth Alliance co-founder and author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the America East, this training will cover a full range of topics, including:
Environmentally-friendly practices in managed landscapes
Local native plants
Soil types, geological area and eco-regions
Ecological design principles and natural climate solutions
Monetizing and incentivizing the new ecological landscaping model
Requirements for CEUs and endorsements.
This training is intended for:
Landscape professionals
Landscape architects
Municipalities or parks agencies
Upstate NY and the surrounding regions
Students in a landscape professional programs
Master gardeners and hobbyists
Why Attend?
Ecological landscaping makes it possible to create rich habitats in a variety of spaces that support birds, insects, and other wildlife. This knowledge also improves our ecosystem services and is highly sustainable.
Learn strategies to create sustainable habitats through landscaping, as well as how to advertise and leverage these highly-desired services to your clients.
Earn continuing education credits.
Get listed as an Endorsed Eco-scaper on the HELP Program web page, Home Earth Alliance / IMAGINE Native Plant Farm website, National Audubon Plants for Birds and Native Plants databases, and the Homegrown National Park website.
Please share this with the landscapers and gardeners in your life!
H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro Certification Program
Become a Certified and Endorsed Eco-Landscaper!
Home Earth Alliance is proud to join the Delaware-Ostego Audubon Society to present H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro certification program.
Co-taught by Kate Brittenham, Home Earth Alliance co-founder and author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the America East, this training will cover a full range of topics, including:
Environmentally-friendly practices in managed landscapes
Local native plants
Soil types, geological area and eco-regions
Ecological design principles and natural climate solutions
Monetizing and incentivizing the new ecological landscaping model
Requirements for CEUs and endorsements.
This training is intended for:
Landscape professionals
Landscape architects
Municipalities or parks agencies
Upstate NY and the surrounding regions
Students in a landscape professional programs
Master gardeners and hobbyists
Why Attend?
Ecological landscaping makes it possible to create rich habitats in a variety of spaces that support birds, insects, and other wildlife. This knowledge also improves our ecosystem services and is highly sustainable.
Learn strategies to create sustainable habitats through landscaping, as well as how to advertise and leverage these highly-desired services to your clients.
Earn continuing education credits.
Get listed as an Endorsed Eco-scaper on the HELP Program web page, Home Earth Alliance / IMAGINE Native Plant Farm website, National Audubon Plants for Birds and Native Plants databases, and the Homegrown National Park website.
Please share this with the landscapers and gardeners in your life!
Seed Sowing & Soup Party!
CALL TO FARM VOLUNTEERS! Take a trip to the (relative) tropics of our sunny hoop house and help us seed our new season's worth of native plants. This is a fun and critically important job and needs many hands. PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US! No experience necessary! Sunday, Feb 8 from 10 AM - 3 PM and Saturday, February 21 from 10 AM - 3 PM. Sun, soil, seeds, soup, kindred souls.... what's not to love! We hope you will join us! Please sign-up here so we know how many are coming and can communicate any weather-related changes!
People Over Plastic Day!
Home Earth Alliance is excited to be supporting our partner, Beyond Plastics, for an important upcoming lobby day! Please consider joining Nicole, our new Government & Community Partnerships Director, for this rally & action. People brand new to lobbying and seasoned lobbyists welcome! There will be a lobby day prep training on Thursday, February 5th.
We would like to have strong representation from Home Earth Alliance and show up as a team. In addition to registering, please contact Nicole so that we can coordinate together, and in case you have any questions or needed support.
Thank you for considering this exciting and important opportunity!
Seed Sowing & Soup Party!
CALL TO FARM VOLUNTEERS! Take a trip to the (relative) tropics of our sunny hoop house and help us seed our new season's worth of native plants. This is a fun and critically important job and needs many hands. PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US! No experience necessary! Sunday, Feb 8 from 10 AM - 3 PM and Saturday, February 21 from 10 AM - 3 PM. Sun, soil, seeds, soup, kindred souls.... what's not to love! We hope you will join us! Please sign-up here so we know how many are coming and can communicate any weather-related changes!
INFORMATIONAL SESSION for H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro Certification Program
Become a Certified and Endorsed Eco-Landscaper!
Home Earth Alliance is proud to join the Delaware-Ostego Audubon Society to present H.E.L.P - The Habitat & Ecosystems Land Pro certification program.
Co-taught by Kate Brittenham, Home Earth Alliance co-founder and author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the America East, this training will cover a full range of topics, including:
Environmentally-friendly practices in managed landscapes
Local native plants
Soil types, geological area and eco-regions
Ecological design principles and natural climate solutions
Monetizing and incentivizing the new ecological landscaping model
Requirements for CEUs and endorsements.
This training is intended for:
Landscape professionals
Landscape architects
Municipalities or parks agencies
Upstate NY and the surrounding regions
Students in a landscape professional programs
Master gardeners and hobbyists
Why Attend?
Ecological landscaping makes it possible to create rich habitats in a variety of spaces that support birds, insects, and other wildlife. This knowledge also improves our ecosystem services and is highly sustainable.
Learn strategies to create sustainable habitats through landscaping, as well as how to advertise and leverage these highly-desired services to your clients.
Earn continuing education credits.
Get listed as an Endorsed Eco-scaper on the HELP Program web page, Home Earth Alliance / IMAGINE Native Plant Farm website, National Audubon Plants for Birds and Native Plants databases, and the Homegrown National Park website.
Please share this with the landscapers and gardeners in your life!
Wild is the New Beautiful Pop-Up Art Show & Sale
You’re invited to Wild is the New Beautiful: Celebrating Native Plants of the Hudson Valley - a pop-up art sale and show to benefit Home Earth Alliance.
The art show will feature 100 reasonably priced works by over 25 local artists celebrating native plants of the Upper Hudson Valley. Perfect gifts for the holidays! Enjoy live music throughout the show! Proceeds support the work of Home Earth Alliance and IMAGINE Native Plant Farm. Free and open to the public.
Delaware Plaza
180 Delaware Ave, Suite #158, Delmar, NY
Saturday, November 22, 12-8 PM
Sunday, November 23, 12-4 PM