Upcoming Events & Plant Sales
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Spring Ephemerals & Waking Up Your Garden
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Rethinking Your Lawn, Mother’s Day Special: Mimosas & Aperol Spritz
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Composting & Integrated Pest, Deer & Rodent Management
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo
Home Earth Alliance is returning for our 3rd annual exhibit at the 2025 Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo! This year we’re changing it up with a whole new exhibit: IMAGINE Wild Where You Are.
Come visit us and immerse yourself in a world where native plants and wildlife surround us in all geographic areas. Imagine a world where... If we each do our part, we can make this a reality in the Greater Capital Region of NY, one inch, one foot, one yard at a time!
Stop by and say hi…
Friday March 28, 10AM - 6PM
Saturday March 29, 10AM - 6PM
Sunday March 30, 10AM - 5PM
Home Earth Alliance's Capital Region Flower & Garden Show Exhibit is made possible by the generous organizations of the Capital Region who support our mission. Thank you to Capital Native Plants, Food Scraps 360, Front Stoop Gardens, Gade Farm, and Newleaf Ecolandscapes.
Hoop House Halloween Howl
Home Earth Alliance invites you to our first Hoop House Halloween Howl! Wear a costume and come celebrate with us on the farm with spooky music, snacks, drinks, and light farm work!
Many hands make transplanting and weeding light work! RSVP here.
IMAGINE Native Plant Farm Open House & Plant Sale
Walk the farm, visit our hoop house, and talk with native plant experts about your gardens! You will also have the opportunity to purchase from over 20 species of straight native plants from and for our ecoregion that are ready for fall plantings.
We will be holding these events over the next 3 months. Mark your calendars for: August 24, September 14, and October 19 from 9AM - 3PM. We can't wait to see you there!
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Autumn Plantings & Overwinter Maintenance & Planning
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
Home Earth Alliance's First Birthday!
Home Earth Alliance Inc turns one October 11th! Help us celebrate this exciting milestone by donating to our IMAGINE Native Plant Farm Shed Fund. We can't IMAGINE a better present! The shed we are eyeing will give us much needed storage space for our farm supplies and equipment, as well as a meeting space for staff and volunteers, and an on-site office. The price tag with delivery and installation is $9,600. Please help us celebrate with your gift today!
Donate here!
Farmers Market
Come by Delmar's Farmer Market to purchase some native plants to add to your gardens! Now through the Fall is a great time to plant your native perennials.
Farmers Market
Come by Delmar's Farmer Market to purchase some native plants to add to your gardens! Now through the Fall is a great time to plant your native perennials.
Five River Fall Festival
Visit us at Fiver River’s Fall Festival where you can talk with us about improving 1your gardens and preparing for the Fall, learn more about upcoming events, sign up to volunteer with us, and more!
We will also be handing out coupons for upcoming plant sales. We hope to see you there!
IMAGINE Native Plant Farm Open House & Plant Sale
Walk the farm, visit our hoop house, and talk with native plant experts about your gardens! You will also have the opportunity to purchase from over 20 species of straight native plants from and for our ecoregion that are ready for fall plantings.
We will be holding these events over the next 3 months. Mark your calendars for: August 24, September 14, and October 19 from 9AM - 3PM. We can't wait to see you there!
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Choosing Your Plants & Preparing Your Site
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
IMAGINE Native Plant Farm Ribbon Cutting
Join us for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of our IMAGINE Native Plant Farm!
IMAGINE Native Plant Farm Open House & Plant Sale
Walk the farm, visit our hoop house, and talk with native plant experts about your gardens! You will also have the opportunity to purchase from over 20 species of straight native plants from and for our ecoregion that are ready for fall plantings.
We will be holding these events over the next 3 months. Mark your calendars for: August 24, September 14, and October 19 from 9AM - 3PM. We can't wait to see you there!
Volunteer Work Day!
Are you looking to spend some time outside tending to native plants? Volunteer with us today at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm to help us continue our mission by providing the Capital Region with native plant materials from and for this ecoregion!
Our farm volunteer work includes watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, washing pots, and general farm chores.
Click here to sign up!
Landscapes in Transitions Tour: Ecological Garden Design Basics
Join native landscape design and plant experts for a series of 6 on-site guided tours of native gardens across the Capital Region. Learn what to expect from your garden in all phases of development and across three seasons. Tours will include light refreshments and pop up native plant sales.
Volunteer Work Day!
Are you looking to spend some time outside tending to native plants? Volunteer with us today at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm to help us continue our mission by providing the Capital Region with native plant materials from and for this ecoregion!
Our farm volunteer work includes watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, washing pots, and general farm chores.
Click here to sign up!
Farmers Market
Come by Delmar's Farmer Market to purchase some native plants to add to your gardens! Now through the Fall is a great time to plant your native perennials.
Volunteer Work Day!
Are you looking to spend some time outside tending to native plants? Volunteer with us today at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm to help us continue our mission by providing the Capital Region with native plant materials from and for this ecoregion!
Our farm volunteer work includes watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, washing pots, and general farm chores.
Click here to sign up!
Bug Fest!
Come visit us at the 3rd annual Bug Fest to talk about why bugs are beneficial to our ecosystems and how we can improve our gardens to support them! We will also be handing out coupons for upcoming plant sales! We hope to see you there!
Farmer’s Market
Come by Delmar's Farmer Market to purchase some native plants to add to your gardens! Now through the Fall is a great time to plant your native perennials.
Pollinator Palooza
Sustainable Saratoga is hosting Pollinator Palooza, a native plant sale and pollinator education event, which Home Earth Alliance will have a table at!
Click here to learn more!
518 Day of Giving
We are excited to announce Home Earth Alliance has joined 518 Day of Giving, a regional online fundraiser that will take place May 18, 2024! This event will help us raise money to continue our efforts with our newest initiative, IMAGINE Native Plant Farm, as well as fund future programs we are planning for this summer.
You can learn more about 518 Day of Giving and support our campaign at 518day.org. #givingday
Check out our page to start donating here!
Capital Region Flower and Garden Show 2024
Join Home Earth Alliance and our many partners at our 4,500 square foot native plant exhibit and education center. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions about native plants, pollinators, water features, composting, vegetable gardening, sustainable practices and how you can engage your municipality to adopt regenerative practices and support homeowner’s efforts to live more sustainably. Children’s activity table. Perfect for the whole family!
Interested in volunteering with us? Please reach out to us at homeearthalliance.org or sign-up here!
March to End Fossil Fuels
March to End Fossil Fuels
Sunday, September 17 in NYC
The United Nations Secretary-General is convening a Climate Ambition Summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on September 20 to accelerate action by governments, business, finance, local authorities and civil society, and hear from “first movers and doers”.
On the afternoon of Sunday, September 17, thousands will come together in New York City for the March to End Fossil Fuels. We hope you will join us!
Capital Area Busses will leave from Crossgates Commons in Albany and from near Union College in Schenectady at 8 am, arriving in New York City before the 1:00 pm March and Rally. Busses will leave the city around 5:00 pm and return around 9:00 pm. Each seat costs us $40. For those with limited income there are tickets for $10 or $25. You can purchase your ticket here. If you would like to help pay for seats for those with limited income or empty seats, you can donate here.
Native Plant Sale
Capital Native Plants and Front Stoop Gardens will be at Wildbird Junction from 10-2pm for a pop-up plant sale!
Native Plant Sale
Capital Native Plants and Front Stoop Gardens will be at Wildbird Junction from 10-2pm for a pop-up plant sale!
Native Plant Sale
Capital Native Plants and Front Stoop Gardens will be at Wildbird Junction from 10-2pm for a pop-up plant sale!
Native Plant Sale
Capital Native Plants and Front Stoop Gardens will be at Wildbird Junction from 10-2pm for a pop-up plant sale!
Grow Native Massachusetts Native Plant Sale
Participants must register for a shopping block in advance. (Sign-up opens in May).
We expect to have 5,000 plants and 100+ species for sale!
We are hard at work sourcing plants and figuring out logistics so that we can bring you another great plant sale in June. Please watch our website and eNews for updates!
Native Plant Sale
Capital Native Plants and Front Stoop Gardens will be at Wildbird Junction from 10-2pm for a pop-up plant sale!
Evenings with Experts | Messy or Magic? Biodiversity and the Perception of Beauty
Evenings with Experts | Messy or Magic? Biodiversity and the Perception of Beauty
Edwina von Gal
Founder, Perfect Earth Project
May 17, 2023 (Wednesday)
7:00 - 8:00 pm
IN-PERSON at the
NE Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
11 French Drive, Boylston, MA
and ONLINE via Zoom Webinar
Landscapes built along conventional standards of beauty, such as the pristine American lawn, are typically ecological dead zones, and often maintained with chemicals that are harmful to humans as well as wildlife. Given catastrophic declines in biodiversity, it is imperative that we make room for nature in our neighborhoods. But habitat-rich native landscapes are still commonly read as “messy,” a barrier to the widespread cultural embrace of this movement. Edwina von Gal discusses how we can change the perception of what a “good” garden is, where healthy habitat is not disparaged as untidy but appreciated for its richness, complexity, and life-giving magic. Edwina von Gal has been the Principal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984.
This lecture is presented in partnership with the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.