
Hello everyone. I have been a bit quiet this spring as I process some choices. This business is a side project for me, and it still costs me money at times (we are not profitable beyond a few hundred bucks here and there, a lot of work for little payout). The policies of the current administration have skyrocketed the costs associated with this business. I can no longer afford to purchase in plants from other growers. I am having a hard time sourcing pots, potting soil ingredients, and other inputs. I can no longer afford to hire help.
I have come to the decision that it is time to fold this business and return to growing on a hobby level. I will no longer be doing off site sales. I will still have a handful of hourly consultation slots, and if you have been a previous client, I can still provide some basic garden care services. But I will not be able to do installation projects anymore.
I will be selling off the remainder of my stock and growing on a smaller scale. I will be keeping this page to post what I have available as I grow new things, but I will not be posting interactive and educational content on Meta any longer as I do not support them as an organization. I will be working on a new way to share content through some other method, and I will update here once I figure that out.
This is not a complete goodbye, but the business is being folded. I will now be a hobbyist, and services and products will be greatly reduced in offerings.
I cannot afford to let stock go at bargain basement prices, so please do not expect massive discounts on prices despite this being a going out of business sale. I will give discounts to anyone who orders at least 25 plants total. You must pay in cash as I have had to get rid of my payment processer and quickbooks. I am sorry but I will need to give you prices and quantities as you request plants, I cannot get a full inventory up in a timely manner. Many of the below have limited quantities. Not all my plants are old enough or mature enough to sell, so I will have a few new things come online in a couple weeks or so. Please be patient with me as I navigate the dispersal of what was once my dream. Please email orders to kayla@thewildmidwestllc.com, do not send orders to messenger as I have deleted it and will not see them.
PLUGS and half gallons ($6-$10)
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh
Allium stellatum Prairie Onion
Amsonia taberaemontana Threadleaf Amsonia
Amsonia illustris Ozark Bluestar
Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed
Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats Grama
Callirhoe bushii Bush’s poppy mallow
Carex brevior Brevior Sedge
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge
Carex molesta Field Oval Sedge
Carex muskingumensis Palm Sedge
Cheloni lyonii 'Hot Lips' Hot lips turtlehead
Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower
Coreopsis lanceolata Lance leaf coreopsis
Echinacea angustifolia Narrow Leaved Coneflower
Echinacea pallida Pale purple coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa Bush’s Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset
Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie
Heliopsis helianthoides Early Sunflower
Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot
Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson Eyed Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson-Eyed Rose Mallow
Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star
Lonicera sempervivens Coral Honeysuckle
Monarda bradburiana Bradbury's Monarda
Opuntia macrorhiza Prickly Pear
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue
Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Pycnanthemum muticum Blunt Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint
Rudbeckia maxima Giant Coneflower
Sedum ternatum Woodland Stonecrop
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Scutellaria incana Hoary Skullcap
Silphium laciniatum Compass plant
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort
TREES AND SHRUBS ($10-25)
Common Ninebark
Arrowwood Viburnum
Red Elderberry
Black Elderberry
Buttonbush
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Serviceberry
Wild Plum
Bur Oak
Hazelnut
Butternut
Chokeberry
Swamp White Oak
Bitternut Hickory
White Oak
Black Oak
Apple - Gold Rush
Apple - Enterprise
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Our dream at The Wild Midwest is to heal and empower: to reduce habitat loss, build healthy soil, mitigate climate change, clean and preserve our water resources, and increase biodiversity within wild and domestic spaces alike. This is why we have expanded our mission to include agriculture. Often considered an enemy of wild spaces, reforms within agriculture have the potential to make an impact far beyond the residential and even commercial scale landscapes within urban areas. Within Illinois alone, 75 million acres are devoted to agriculture.
People tell us a lot that they want to do the right thing ecologically, but they don't know how. It's hard in our area to find native perennials and heritage livestock, let alone designers who know how to integrate them. But it is more than possible to incorporate these plants and animals into our landscapes. The Wild Midwest wants to expand public awareness and make life-centric landscape planning more accessible.
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Modern agriculture has made incredible gains in efficiency of food production. A byproduct of this focus on efficiency of weight gain and efficiency of calories produced per dollar has lead to a precipitous drop in the number of breeds and species cultivated. Older breeds and genetics often retain important characteristics, such as genetic diversity, maternal instincts, ease of birthing, disease resistance, flavor, foraging capability, and the list goes on. Just like conservation of diversity in wildlife, conservation of diversity in domestic species is crucial to a sustainable future.
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