Photo credit: Common ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius), by Mary Doty. Third place winner in Woody Natives category, INPS Photo Contest 2023.
May 12 to May 18, 2024
The Indiana Native Plant Society Auction continues as an online forum in 2024. This virtual auction format has the advantage of reaching members and non-members throughout Indiana and provides fantastic offers of rare native plants, private garden tours, celebrity guided hikes, and choice natives from our invasive-free Grow Indiana Natives vendors.
Donate, sign in, and bid to join in the auction fun!
Donate (by April 29)
Your native plant donations help support the auction. To contribute, dig up your native plants, repot (ideally 3-4 weeks before the auction), and label them, including the scientific name.
Art, books, consultation services, experiences, gardening gear or equipment, and gift certificates are also welcome donations!
Not sure if your donation idea is right for the auction? Does the item help to promote the appreciation, preservation, scientific study, and use of plants native to Indiana, or teach people about the beauty, diversity, and importance of native plants to our environment? If yes, then your item is needed!
Submit your donation information using the online donation form, which will prompt you to upload a photo (landscape mode preferred) and description of your item.
For plant donations, the form will ask for details (e.g., size of pot, quantity available). If there is more than one plant of a particular species available, describe whether you intend to sell them as a group or individually. Note any special pickup instructions (e.g., Requires a truck for pickup!).
At the conclusion of the auction, you will be matched with the winning bidder to complete arrangements to pick up the item at your home or business.
Send your questions about donations to auction@indiananativeplants.org.
Sign In & Bid!
The auction page will go live Sunday May 12th at noon. To participate, visit our auction platform and “Sign In” using the link in the upper right corner of the screen. Then enter your name, phone number and credit card information before shopping. Alternatively, when you click on the first item you wish to bid on, you will be prompted to provide this same information.
The auction will continue through Saturday, May 18, at noon. Winning bidders will be matched with item donors to arrange for pickup from their home or business, or to set a time and place for a hike or private garden tour.
Questions? Please send them to auction@indiananativeplants.org.