08/27/2026
We still have tickets left for this weekend's Caterpillar Crawl & Movie! If you want to learn about the wonderful world of caterpillars AND find some for yourself, this is your chance. With so many native plants in our inventory, there are bound to be cool caterpillars to find! The image above shows just a few of the species we've seen here at the nursery, and that's barely scratching the surface. According to our iNaturalist project that tracks sightings here at the nursery, we've documented 109 different species of moth and butterfly!
In addition to the caterpillar crawl itself, we'll be showing "The Extraordinary Caterpillar," a film from Homegrown National Park that dives into their fascinating lives. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 $𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀! You're welcome to come to the nursery early to shop, and set aside your plants to take home with you after the event. We'll start the movie at 8:30pm, with the caterpillar crawl after the movie. If you have black lights, bring them with you as caterpillars often fluoresce under UV and become much easier to spot! We will also have some on hand to share.
For full details and to purchase your tickets, visit the link here: https://shop.sciotogardens.com/products/caterpillar-crawl-movie-ft-the-extraordinary-caterpillar
You can also follow along with iNaturalist sightings at Scioto Gardens here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/scioto-gardens-wildlife-plant-survey
