Our Plants for Pollinators and the Ecosystem
The Plants we Offer
- Our inventory includes straight-species (wild-type) and cultivated varieties.
- We typically have over 250 species of flowering perennials, grasses, sedges, ferns, aquatics and bog plants, vines, shrubs and trees. Click here for our most recent availability.
- At times we offer plugs and liners, but we are primarily a container nursery.
- Our plants are in containers, with a small selection of B&B trees and shrubs. Perennials sizes range from a pint to three gallon. Trees and shrubs are in pots up to 15 gallons in size.
How We Grow Our Plants
- We provide healthy, vigorous native plants, grown by horticulturists. Many of the species are rarely offered by other nurseries and are difficult to find in cultivation.
- All plants are nursery-propagated. We do not collect from the wild. We use various propagation methods, and prioritize seed-grown plants to encourage genetic diversity.
- We practice IPM and do not use systemic insecticides or ‘neo-nics’. We rarely use any form of synthetic pesticide, with the exception of occasional organic pesticides. All our plants are safe for visiting pollinators.
- We grow as many plants from seed as we can to ensure genetic diversity. Growing plants from seed can be a lengthy process, and can take up to 3 years to produce a plant ready-to-sell. Read more about the value of genetic diversity HERE.
- We also use other propagation methods, such as cuttings and division.
Right Plant, Right Place
- Plants succeed when planted in the appropriate site. Every species has different needs.
- We are unable to guarantee the survival of plants in your landscape as we have no control over where they are planted. We do guarantee that our plants are true to name, healthy, and nursery propagated. Right Plant, Right Place
- Looking for plants for specific situations such as salt tolerant, deer tolerant, juglones tolerant and more? We have lists.
- For online plant selection resources, plant selection databases and more, check out the links HERE .
