Because so many states and areas are encouraging their residents to plant native plants to help with the environment, we are seeing a big upsurge in the number of nurseries that are offering native plants for sale with the blessing of their state. Some plants that were previously unable to be found are now being sold by gardening and landscaping companies across the country.
Among the places where you can find native plants for your use, even if you can’t find them in your local area, are these nurseries listed below for your convenience.
We’ve also added a few native plant societies where you can learn more about the plants that are native to your area, and get them for your own gardens.
No matter what you plan and where you live, from prairie states to the desert to those gorgeous alpine forests of Colorado, you can plant something native there and get a lot better look with a lot less effort.
The North East:
Better Forest Tree Seeds
Chris Kiratzis, 13872 Alan Seeger Rd., Petersburg, PA 16669 Tel: 814/667-3666 Fax: 814/667-3134
E-mail: tuckaway1@juno.com
Web: www.betterforesttreeseeds.com
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685, New Hope, PA 18938-0685 Tel: 215/862-2924 Fax: 215/862-1846
E-mail: bhwp@bhwp.org
Web: www.bhwp.org
The Midwest:
Birds, Bees and Butterflies
P O Box 10
Towanda, KS 67144
Telephone: (316)617-0467
E-mail: bob@birdsbeesandbutterflies.com
Website: http://www.birdsbeesandbutterflies.com
BoWood Farms
4605 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Telephone: (314)454-6868
Fax: (314)454-9276
E-mail: bowoodbusiness@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.bowoodfarms.com
Native Trees and Shrubs (even a database to help you find what’s native to
Country Blooms Nursery
22169 N.W. Service Road
Warrenton, MO 63383
Telephone: (636)456-4020
Fax: (636)456-4020
E-mail: countryblooms@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.countrybloomsnursery.com/
Reeves Wildflower Nursery
28431 200th Street
Harper, IA 52231
Telephone: (641)635-2817
E-mail: rayreeves@lisco.com
Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
P O Box 470
Eudora, KS 66025
Telephone: (785)542-3090
Fax: (785)542-3570
E-mail: elliot.duemler@appliedeco.com
Website: http://www.appliedeco.com
The SouthWest
Plant World Nursery
5301 West Charleston BLVD
Las Vegas Nevada
702-522-1724
Website:http://www.plantworldnursery.com/
Native Plant Societies: You can access a full list of the national native plant societies as well as the individual state societies by viewing the pages here: http://www.michbotclub.org/links/native_plant_society.htm