Are you looking to add more native plants to your landscape? We've complied some resources below!
IDEALLY you will be able to source straight species native plants grown from seed that were collected not too far from home ("local ecotype"). These plants should be perfectly suited to where you are planting them. However, that is not always possible. Below is a list of resources for purchasing native seeds, native plants, and plugs (small plants generally sold in bulk). Please avoid 'cultivars' where possible. Cultivars are not genetically diverse plants and are problematic for several reasons. Read more about that here.
That being said...mail order native plants from an area with similar seasons are usually a better choice than non-native plants grown near your home!
Native plant and seed suppliers:
IDEALLY you will be able to source straight species native plants grown from seed that were collected not too far from home ("local ecotype"). These plants should be perfectly suited to where you are planting them. However, that is not always possible. Below is a list of resources for purchasing native seeds, native plants, and plugs (small plants generally sold in bulk). Please avoid 'cultivars' where possible. Cultivars are not genetically diverse plants and are problematic for several reasons. Read more about that here.
That being said...mail order native plants from an area with similar seasons are usually a better choice than non-native plants grown near your home!
Native plant and seed suppliers:
Native-only plant and seeds sources
- Wild Seed Project • seeds
Portland, Maine - Garden in the Woods • plants
Framingham and Whately, Massachusetts
- The Monarch Gardener • annual sale and ongoing
Ipswich, Massachusetts - Helia Native Nursery
West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- Prairie Moon Nursery • seeds, plugs, and bare root plants
Winona, Minnesota (but they carry plants native to New England) - Prairie Nursery • seeds and plugs
Westfield, Wisconsin (but they carry plants native to New England - Northeast Pollinator Plants • plants
Fairfax, Vermont - Wood Thrush Natives • plants
Floyd, Virginia (farther away but very knowledgeable) - Izel Plants • native plant marketplace
- Amanda’s Garden • plants
New York State - Wing and a Prayer Nursery • plants
Cummington, Massachusetts
Native annual plant sales
- Wild Ones chapter annual sale - every fall
click here for more info! - South Shore Natural Science Center - 2020 TBD
Norwell, Massachusetts - Grow Native Massachusetts - June, 2020
Waltham, Massachusetts - Mass Audubon - 2020 TBD
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Native-only/mostly wholesale sources
(some open to the public with large minimum orders)
(some open to the public with large minimum orders)
- New England Wetland Plants, Inc
Amherst, Massachusetts
- New Moon Nursery
Woodstown, NJ - North Creek Nurseries
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
Local nurseries that carry BOTH non-native and native plants. You will have to do your own research to determine which is which.
- Cochato Nursery
Holbrook, MA - Thayer Nursery
Milton, MA - Weston Nurseries
Hopkinton, Chemlsford, and Hingham, Massachusetts - Kennedy's Country Gardens
Scituate, Massachusetts - Seoane's Garden Center
Abington, Massachusetts - Van Berkum Nursery (wholesale)
Deerfield, New Hampshire
