Avonlea Gardens & Inn

10/15/2026

Hello friends! We will be at the Nature Center of Shaker Lakes this Saturday, October 17th for our last plant sale of the year! Come visit us and our fellow native plant nurseries from 10-3, with a member hour from 9-10. Our nursery will be open as well from 10-5. Remember, Fall is the best time for planting!

Fall Perennial Plant Sale Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM – 3 PM Members preview 9–10AM | In Person at Nature Center Fall is for planting, join us for the last native plant sale of the year! The Fall Perennial Sale will offer a limited selection of native Ohio perennial species, featuring perennial...

09/18/2026

Hello friends! We are excited to be part of the Headlands Birding Festival once again. The festival is this weekend; we will be vendoring on Saturday, September 19th - tommrow! They have really blown this festival up, and there is alot going on! For more details, please visit their website:

Join the Headlands Birding Festival on Lake Erie, September 18–20, 2026, for guided bird walks, migration highlights, expert talks, and festival fun.

09/12/2026

🇺🇸 25 YEARS LATER, WE REMEMBER.

On September 11, 2001, our nation was forever changed.

Today, we remember the 2,977 innocent lives lost that day and honor the 343 firefighters, 23 NYPD officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, and countless others who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving others.

We also remember the thousands of first responders who ran toward the danger, the survivors who continue to carry the scars of that day, and the families who were forever changed.

As members of the fire service, we hold a special responsibility to remember those who answered the call that morning. Their courage, sacrifice, and commitment to others continue to inspire us every day.

We remember their lives.
We honor their sacrifice.
We will never forget.

🇺🇸 September 11, 2001 — Always Remembered. Never Forgotten.

— Concord Township Fire Department

09/11/2026

Hello friends! We are excited to share a new addition to the Shop in the Barn! Welcome Celtic Potters! Come see their nature inspired art!

Here is a word from Lori and Tammy:

“Tammy and Lori have been friends for over 15 years and took up pottery at Stella's Art Gallery in Willoughby during Covid-19. Their cohesive artistic aesthetics reflect their camaraderie and their mutual interest in flora and fauna.

Lori lives in Geauga County with her husband, Todd and Willow, their dog. She takes inspiration from nature and from making functional items that are also unique and beautiful. She collects many of the leaves used to shape and inspire her pottery from camping trips across different states.

Tammy lives in Lake County with her husband, John, and four dogs, Pancho, Peppa, Bob and Moxie. Tammy's work is inspired by her fascination with the natural world and how to make the clay take on different shapes and forms.

We hope you enjoy our pieces as much as we have fun making them.”

09/06/2026

It’s so calming (and exciting!) to watch (and listen!) to all of the pollinators visiting our cup plants! FOUR bumbles on one flower! And look - we have a cup plant blooming pale yellow with petals that are quite narrow (see the difference in color versus the "normal" cup plants blooming in the background)? Have we discovered Silphium perfoliatum var. Avonlea? 😅 Has anyone else ever seen this happen?

09/01/2026

Here's the second plant sale we will be at on Sept 12th! The West Creek Reservation’s Nature Forum and Native Plant Sale has two talks and two nature hikes – with Jim McCormac (who is an AMAZING speaker and I highly recommend you attend!) and Jen Brumfield (who I have never heard personally but the topic looks great!). Normally we keep the nursery open on plant sale days, but that same day we are also participating in the Friends of Heights Parks Native Plant Sale in Cleveland Heights, so our nursery will be closed Sat. Sept. 12th. We will all be "sale-ing!" Hope to see you at one of the sales!

08/30/2026

We are super excited to participate in the Friends of Heights Parks Native Plant Sale again! Normally we keep the nursery open on plant sale days, but that same day we are also participating in a Native Plant Sale at CMP's West Creek Reservation, so our nursery will be closed Sat. Sept. 12th. We will all be "sale-ing!" Hope to see you at one of the sales! :)

08/15/2026

Come visit Amy at the Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners Family Fun Day, happening now! She’ll be there until 1:00! 😊

08/13/2026

Look at how beautiful our propagation area looks! And look at all of our little visitors! These plants were randomly placed next to each other as seedlings, and now look great together! Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), dense blazing star (Liatris spicata and Liatris spicata alba), pale-leaved sunflower (Helianthus strumosus), and monkey flower (Mimulus ringens) are the more prominent ones in the photo. Come out and see what else we have!

08/12/2026

Hello friends!

We'd like to share a few dates that the nursery will be closed.

Friday August 28th - closed to attend a vendor field day

Saturday September 12th - closed to participate in two local plant sales. You can find us at the Friends of Heights Parks plant sale at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights AND the Cleveland Metroparks Nature Forum at the West Creek Reservation’s Watershed Stewardship Center in Parma.

Thursday September 24 through Monday October 5th for an out-of-town family wedding and vacation - the first vacation in two years! We will reopen Tuesday October 6th.

Keep planting! We have TONS of inventory! 😊