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Event Series: Earth Month

Native Plant Sale (April 2026)

April 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Party for the Planet: Louisville Zoo's monthlong Earth Month events in April.

Browse a selection of native plants available for purchase at the Zoo. Whether you’re just starting out or have been gardening for years, you are sure to find the perfect plants to benefit the pollinators that visit your at-home habitat.

$8.00 per plant (includes tax)

LIST OF PLANTS

Little bluestem
Blue wood phlox
Great blue lobelia
Butterfly Milkweed
Purple coneflower
Rose Mallow
Swamp Milkweed
Anise Hyssop
Aromatic aster
Blazing star
New England aster
Northern blazing star
Purple Lovegrass
Wild bergamot
Cardinal flower
Columbine
Royal Catchfly
Summer Phlox
Yarrow
Foxglove Beardtongue
White Goldenrod
Wild hydrangea
Carolina lupine
Orange coneflower
Showy Goldenrod
Star coreopsis
Foamflower
Slender Blue Flag Iris
Pale Beardtongue
Indian Pink
Downy Sunflower
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Wild Ginger
Mist Flower
Spice Bush
Smooth Blue Aster
Scaly Blazing Star
Downy Phlox
Mouse Ear Coreopsis
Common Milkweed

 

Party for the Planet:
A Monthlong Celebration of the Earth


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Celebrate Earth Day all April!

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Click on dates for more information.

Recycling Weekends

FREE Community Recycling Programs
Recycling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Book Drive with International Book Project
April 4

Shoe Recycling with WaterStep
April 5

Electronics Recycling with Bluegrass Recycle 
April 11

Cell Phone Recycling with Eco Cell
April 12

Eyeglass Recycling with Vision First
April 18

Prescription Drug Takeback with LMPD
April 19

Document Shredding with Shred-It
April 25

Educational Activities

FREE Community Activities.

TREE GIVEAWAY
Saturday, April 11 from 10 am. until sold out

NATIVE PLANT SALE
Sunday, April 19  from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Funday Mondays

Free Community Activities.

Monday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Earth Day Celebration

Discounted admission, free parking and eco-partner displays.

Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Help protect the planet!

Header for Kids In Action powered by LG&E and KU Foundation. Features a young girl holding a plant.
The Louisville Zoo, in partnership with LG&E and KU Foundation, invites families and individuals to join Kids in Action, a initiative created just for kids and part of the Zoo’s Earth Month Celebration.

Kids in Action encourages children to design conservation projects for the benefit of their own community. The program also offers students a platform to share these projects with conservation minded individuals across the region.

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