Butterfly Festival & Native Plant Sale

Lambertville Goes Wild, Lambertville Nature Explorers, and the City of Lambertville are sponsoring a combination native plant sale and butterfly festival. While you shop for plants, the kids will have fun with butterfly-themed crafts, games and other activities.

Saturday, September 13, from 10 am to 2 pm at Ely Park on North Main Street in Lambertville.

Toadshade Wildflower Farm (toadshade.com) and East Coast Natives (shop.ecnatives.com) will be offering plants for sale, including perennials, shrubs, and trees, and will offer plenty of plants for butterflies and their caterpillars. Toadshade will even accept preorders on their website. In addition to the sponsors, the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, North American Butterfly Association, and Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve will have representatives and information available.

This is a rain or shine event. In case of inclement weather, the plant sale and butterfly festival will be held indoors at the South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School all-purpose room at 200 North Main Street, right next door to the park.

Lambertville Residents Get Money Back for Planting!

Rebates are available for Lambertville property owners who replace lawn with native plants. Qualifying projects must replace lawn with a garden of plants native to our region. Projects may be rain gardens, pollinator gardens, meadows, a new hedgerow, tree planting, or other project that meets these qualifications. Funding for such projects is $5.00 per square foot of lawn replaced with a native plant garden. For planting trees of 2-inch caliper or greater, the rebate is $100 per tree. Trees must replace lawn. The maximum rebate is $700 per property. All properties within the City of Lambertville are eligible. Applications must be received no later than October 1, 2026. The program will terminate sooner if all of the funding is disbursed, so get your applications in early.

More information and the application are available on the City’s website here. For questions, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Fall is the perfect time for planting. Attend the Native Plant Sale – Butterfly Festival at Ely Park on September 13, 10am-2pm to shop for plants, and learn more about the rebate program. Lambertville Goes Wild team members will be happy to answer your questions about the program, as well as gardening for butterflies and other wildlife. If you have questions now or any time, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This rebate program was made possible by a $20,000 grant awarded through the Sustainable Jersey Grants Program funded by the PSEG Foundation.