The
Wild
Foodies of Philly! In search of the food
beneath our feet
The
Wild
Foodies of Philly! In search of the food
beneath our feet
NATIVE PA PLANT NURSERIES:
http://www.iconservepa.org/plantsmart/nativeplants/buynatives/index.htm
iConservePA is a web site managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, whose vision is to inspire citizens to value their natural resources, engage in conservation practices and experience the outdoors.
Natives Plants: Buy Natives
As more people request native species, they become easier to find and identify at nurseries. The more consumers request native plants, the more this supply is likely to grow. Below is a listing of nurseries throughout the state that specialize in native species.
AQUASCAPES
UNLIMITED, INC.
Contact: Randy Heffner
PO Box 364
Pipersville, PA 18947
Phone: 215-766-8151
Email: wetland@comcat.com
Web: www.aquascapesunlimited.com
Professional aquatic pond service, pond management, wetland, nursery, design,
installation and consultation.
BARTRAM'S GARDEN
54th Street & Lindbergh Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone: 215-729-5281
Fax: 215-729-1047
Email: info@bartramsgarden.org
Web: www.bartramsgarden.org
Pennsylvania native trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous material, seeds.
BETTER FOREST TREE
SEEDS
Contact: Chris Kiratzis
13872 Alan Seeger Rd.
Petersburg, PA 16669
Phone: 814-667-3666
Fax: 814-667-3134
Email: tuckaway1@juno.com
Web address: www.betterforesttreeseeds.com
Conifer tree seeds. Wholesale only
BOWER & BRANCH
P.O. Box 775
Leesport, PA 19533
Phone: 800-960-9974
Wholesale website: www.eatonfarms.com/Bower_and_Branch.php
Retail website: www.bowerandbranch.com
Native and non-native trees, wholesale and retail
BOWMAN'S HILL
WILDFLOWER PRESERVE
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938-0685
Phone: 215-862-2924
Fax: 215-862-1846
Email: bhwp@bhwp.org
Web: www.bhwp.org
Pennsylvania native trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous material, seeds.
CARINO NURSERIES
Rt.403 N.
P.O. Box 538
Indiana, PA 15701
Order: 800-223-7075 Phone:
724/463-3350
Fax: 724/463-3050
Evergreen and deciduous varieties of seedlings and transplants. Grow and ship to
46 states, Canada. Fall season: 10/1 to 11/1; spring season 3/15 to 5/15.
COLLINS NURSERY
Diane Ehrich
773 Roslyn Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: 215-715-3439
Email: info@collinsnursery.com
Web: www.collinsnursery.com
Collins Nursery is a retail nursery specializing in container grown plants that
are native to the Mid-Atlantic region. We carry trees, shrubs, flowering
perennials for sun and shade, grasses, ferns, and groundcovers. Many of our
plants are propagated from locally collected seed and most are straight species
making them suitable for both home gardens and ecological restoration purposes.
CONARD-PYLE COMPANY
372 Rosehill Road
West Grove , PA 19390
Phone: 610-869-4894
Fax: 610-869-2019
Email: jcole@conard-pyle.com
Web: www.conard-pyle.com
Wholesale: Trees, shrubs, perennials
DAVIS ORGANICS
Contacts: Bryce Davis
4201 Locust Lane
Harrisburg, Pa. 17109
Phone: 717-545-4721
Email info@davisorganics.com
Web: www.davisorganics.com
We provide landscape design and planting, plus organic lawn care services. Our
nursery plant store / garden center locations have a very nice selection of
trees, shrubs and perennials suitable for our climatic growing area. We also
carry sod locally grown on our very own sod farm. Sod is available both in bulk
quantities and individually at each of our locations within Central
Pennsylvania.
EDGE OF THE WOODS
NATIVE PLANT NURSERY
Contacts: Louise Schaefer and Susan Tantsits
2415 Route 100
Orefield PA 18069
Phone: 610-395-2570
Fax: 610-395-3546
Email: info@edgeofthewoodsnursery.com
Web: www.edgeofthewoodsnursery.com
Opened in 2003 as a retail outlet after ten years experience operating a nursery
for Wildlands Conservancy. We grow a diverse selection of plants for the home
landscaper as well as for natural area restoration in the Lehigh valley.
ERNST CONSERVATION
SEEDS, LLP
9006 Mercer Pike
Meadville, PA 16335
Phone: 800-873-3321
Fax: 814-336-5191
Email: mailto:ernstsales@ernstseed.com
Web: www.ernstseed.com
We were founded in the early 1960s to meet the need for soil conservation along
our interstate highways. Since that time, we have changed with the need of the
soil and water conservation industry. We are determined to provide our customers
with the best native and naturalized seeds available.
FLICKINGER'S
NURSERY
Contact: Tom Flickinger
PO Box 245
Sagamore, PA 16250
Phone: 800-368-7381
Fax: 724/783-6528
Web: www.flicknursery.com
Bareroot pine, spruce, and fir seedlings at wholesale prices. Free catalog.
GO NATIVE TREE FARM
Contact: John Rosenfeld
2310 Chestnut View Drive
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: 717.399.0195
Email: gonative@voicenet.com
Web: www.gonativetrees.com
We grow all of our trees in containers for sale. Some are started in in-ground
beds until they are a year or two old before moving them into containers. Almost
all are grown from seed, and most seeds come from local seed sources. The
product list contains some comments about sources.
HABITAT SOLUTIONS
INC
P.O. Box14822
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Phone: 412/853-7883
Fax: 412/571-5494
Email: mike@habitatsolutions.net
Web: www.habitatsolutions.net
Wholesale: trees, shrubs, bioengineering, herbaceous
HANCHARS SUPERIOR
TREES
Rd #1 Box 118
Mahaffey, PA 15757
Phone: 814/277-6674
Fax: 814/277-6673
Wholesale only
Heirloom Seed Project
HEIRLOOM SEEDS
P.O. Box 245
West Elizabeth, PA 15088-0245
Phone: 412-384-0852
Fax: 412-384-0852
Email: mail@ heirloomseeds.com
Web: www.heirloomseeds.com
Seeds only. Vegetable and flower seeds, herbs. Most originated in U.S. Place of
origin is listed in catalog for many items.
HOWARD NURSERY
Pennsylvania State Game Commission
197 Nursery Road
Howard, PA 16841
Phone: 814-355-4434
Fax: 814-355-8094
Web: www.pgc.state.pa.us
IZEL PLANTS
Contact: Amanda McClean
Phone: 410-989-3721
Email: hello@izelplants.com
Web: www.izelplants.com We
are online marketplace dedicated to selling many difficult to find American
natives. We also have information on over 642 native species, complete with
species descriptions, cultivation, images, gardening tips, maps and more. We
make it easy to order from a nursery local to your growing region.
JOHNSTON NURSERIES
Box 100
Creekside, PA 15732
Phone: 724/463-8456
Email: seedlings@hotmail.com
wholesale/retail
KEYSTONE WILDFLOWER
Contact: Bill Hofman
675 Hill Road
Robesonia, PA 19551
Email: bill@keystonewildflowers.com
LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM
2451 Kissel Hill Rd.
Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: 717-569-0401 x202
Fax: 717-560-2147
Cultivated vegetable, herb, and ornamental seeds having historic significance
from 1750-1940 in the S.E. PA region. Seeds are produced from open-pollinated,
organically grown cultivars.
LIBERTY NATIVE
NURSERY
Contact: Keith Limper
1023 Woodland Ave.
East Norriton, PA 19403
Email: keithlimper@libertynative.com
Website: http://www.libertynative.com
Liberty Native Nursery's mission is to encourage the use of native North
American plants to help restore the landscape to a level of sustainability. by
keeping things simple and to a minimum, Liberty Native Nursery is committed to
providing low prices through direct commercial and residential sales. We focus
on customer service and product quality.
MAPLE HILL FARMS
Contact: Jeff Craul
P.O. Box 648
Lewisburg, PA 17837-0648
Phone: 570-524-0791
Fax: 570-524-0791
wholesale/retail
MEADOWBROOK FARM
Contact: John Story
1633 Washington Lane
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Phone: 215-887-5900
Fax: 215-886-1971
Email: contact@meadowbrookfarm.org
Web: www.meadowbrookfarm.org
MUSSER FORESTS INC
1880 Route 119 Hwy N.
P.O. Box 340, Dept. 25-99
Indiana, PA 15701
Order: 800-643-8319
Phone: 724/465-5685
Fax: 724/465-9893
Email: info@musserforests.com
Web: www.musserforests.com
Evergreen and deciduous tree seedlings native to N.A. for climatezones 2 to 6.
Offer many species suitable for wetland plantings and wildlife food. Minimum
order is 10 per variety. No seeds.
NATIVE AND AQUATIC
NURSERY
834 Church Road
Harleysville , PA 19438
Phone: 610-584-6302
Wholesale and retail by appointment only
NATURAL LANDSCAPES
NURSERY
354 North Jennersville Rd.
West Grove, PA 19390
Phone: 610/869-3788
Fax: 610/869-3788
Grow plants native to the eastern U.S., from Pennsylvania south to the
Carolinas. All plants grown are hardy in S.E. Pennsylvania. Specialize in small
trees, variety of shrubs, native azaleas. By appt. Whole sale only
NORTH CREEK
NURSERIES
Contact: Steve Castorani
388 North Creek Road
Landenburg, PA 19350
Phone: 610-255-0100
Wholesale orders only
North Creek strives to promote sustainable outdoor environments. As a wholesale
propagation nursery, we specialize in growing starter plants or plugs of
perennials, ornamental grasses, ferns, vines and shrubs with an emphasis on
eastern North American native plants and cultivars. Gretat Plants Start Here!
NORTHEAST NATIVES &
PERENNIALS
Contact: Carol J. Schroding
1716 E. Sawmill Rd.
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: 215-901-5552
Email: NENatives_Perennials@yahoo.com
Web: www.nenativesandperrenials.com
We are a small, family-owned nursery catering to the home gardener. We offer
many perennials native to the Northeastern U.S., along with a selection of other
popular perennials. 100% native perennials, trees and shrubs. Does not sell
any non-native species.
0CTORARO NATIVE
PLANT NURSERY
Contact: Jim MacKenzie
6162 Street Rd.
Kirkwood, PA 17536
Phone: 717-529-3160
Fax: 717-529-4099
Web: www.octoraro.com
We are a local wholesale nursery dedicated to environmental restoration
activities in the mid-Atlantic region, supply plants and products for: wetland
restoration, mitigation, reforestation, stream bank stabilization, dune and
tidal restoration, stream side forests, natural landscapes and educational
classrooms.
PERENNIAL GARDENS
NURSERY
Contact: Steve Kidd
698 Shermans Valley Rd.
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
Phone: 717-275-5725
Email: bushes@perennialgardens.name
Web: http://perennialgardens.name
Native and edible perennials, shrubs, and trees.
PIKES PEAK NURSERY
8289 Route 422 Highway East
Penn Run, PA 15765
Phone: 800-787-6730
Fax: 724-463-0775
Email: pikespak@sgi.net
Web: www.pikespeaknurseries.net/
PINE GROVE NURSERY
INC
152 Pine Grove Nursery Rd.
Clearfield, PA 16830-9154
Phone: 814-765-2363
Fax: 814-765-2363
Web: www.pinegrovenursery.com
PRIMROSE PATH
921 Dawson Rd.
Scottdale, PA 15683
Phone: 724-887-6756
Web: www.theprimrosepath.com
We do not offer for sale plants collected in the wild. We have micro propagation
(tissue culture) lab and grow our own hybrids of natives. We love the plants of
eastern North America
REDBUD NATIVE PLANT
NURSERY
Contact: Catherine Smith
1214 N. Middletown Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342
Phone: 610-358-4300
We specialize in indigenous perennials, bushes, and trees for the home gardener,
land manager, and restorationist. Visit us Tuesday through Sunday to see our
plant stock and much more.
ROSE FRANKLIN'S
PERENNIALS
107 Butterfly Lane
Spring Mills, PA 16875
Phone: 814-422-8968
Web: www.butterflybushes.com
We specialize in growing plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
May-Oct. We never sell plants removed from the wild, and do offer a few
Pennsylvania natives.
SPRING HAVEN NATIVES
1362 Mountain Rd
Newburg, PA 17240 (717) 423-6652
Email: springhaven@pa.net
Web: http://springhavennatives.com
Wholesale; woodland shade plants
STEPHENS AQUATIC
SERVICES, INC.
257 Kennett Pike
Route 52 South
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-3090
Fax: 610-388-3093
Email: papondlady@sasponds.com
Web:www.sasponds.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sasponds
SAS is a family owned and operated business. Butch Stephens began designing,
installing and servicing fresh water ponds and features in 1976. A large
percentage of our stock are winter hardy, native plants in zones 5-7. Everything
we grow is organic and pesticide free. SAS is a full service aquatic garden
center, located in scenic Chester County Pennsylvania. Our store, fish room and
nursery are all under 20,000+ sq. ft. of greenhouses. Sales and service are
available 52 weeks a year.
STRATHMEYER FORESTS
INC
P.O. Box 70, 255 Ziegler Road
Dover, PA 17315
Phone: 800-345-3406
Fax: 717-292-4129
Email: sales@strathmeyer.com
Web:www.strathmeyer.com
SUGARBUSH NURSERY
Contact: Anne-Marie McMahon
4272 Morgantown Rd.
Mohnton, PA 19540
Phone: 610-856-0998
Email: info@sugarbushnursery.com
Web: www.sugarbushnursery.com
Sugarbush Nursery is a small, family-owned nursery in southeastern PA
specializing in native perennials, shrubs, trees and vines. We carry the
straight species, local ecotypes, and cultivars of many varieties. We grow
and/or care for all of our plants using only organic methods, and offer a wide
range of organic gardening products, as well. We also offer a sustainable
landscape design service. Seasonal hours from April to October.
SUPERIOR NURSERY
Mid Atlantic Natives Division
Contact: Linda Kurzmiller
12506 Susquehanna Trail South
New Freedom PA 17349
Phone:717-227-0924
Web: www.midatlanticnatives.com www.superiornurserypa.com
Nursery propagated Northeast, Mid Atlantic (Chesapeake Bay Watershed region)
native trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, herbaceous emergents. On line sales,
open to the public retail & wholesale to the trade. Specialty native landscape
design and installation. Native plant "collection" gardens. Reforestation,
watershed, wetland, mountain, floodplain restoration services. Native plant
material nursery propagated on site from seed, division, cuttings.
SYLVANIA NATIVES
Contact: Kathryn McGregor
Ira Way, Pittsburgh, PA
Mailing Address: 4154 Winterburn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Office Phone: 412-421-8551
Nursery Phone: 412-596-4989
Fax: 412-421-5462
Email: SylvaniaNatives@aol.com
Web: www.SylvaniaNatives.com
We exclusively grow and sell perennials, shrubs and small trees native to
Western Pennsylvania. We grow all of our own perennials and many srubs from
local seed we collect in the wild. All our plants are grown outside with the
seasons.
THE SCHUYLKILL
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Contact: Joanne Donohue
8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Phone: 215-482-7300 x 144
Web: www.schuylkillcenter.org
We maintain a good selection of trees, shrubs, herbaceous wildflowers, vines and
ferns. go to our website for information on our seasonal sales, or call to
schedule a visit. The nursery is open by appointment from May to October.
TILLEY'S NURSERY/THE
WATERWORKS/AQUA TERRASCAPES
111 E. Fairmount Street
Coopersburg , PA 18036
Phone: 610-282 4784
Phone: 610-282 6069
Fax: 610-282 1262
Email: info@tilleysinc.com
Web: www.tilleysinc.com
Retail
water gardens, wetlands
W ALFEE BURPEE CO
300 Park Ave
Warminster , PA 18974
Phone: 800-888-1447
Fax: 800-487-5530
Web: www.burpee.com
Wholesale and retail Seeds
WATER CREST FARM
NURSERY
190 Woodcrest Rd.
West Grove , PA 19390
Phone: 610-869-3883
Web: http://www.watercrestfarmnursery.com/ www.watercrestfarmnursery.com
Wholesale
trees, shrubs
WETLAND SUPPLY
COMPANY
194 Goodview Drive
Apollo, PA 15613
Phone: 724-727-3772
Fax: 724-727-3778
Email: wetplants@aol.com
Web: www.wetlandsupply.com
Specialize in containerized and bare root native trees, shrubs, herbaceous and
seed for wetland restoration, including specialty plants for passive water
treatment systems, phytoremeditation systems and bioengineering. Also carry
environmentally friendly biodegradable coir (coconut) matting, biologs,
biodegradable pots.
YELLOW SPRINGS FARM
Contact: Catherine Renzi
1165 Yellow Springs Rd.
Chester Springs, PA 19425
Phone: 610-827-9204
Fax: 888-522-5616
Web: www.yellowspringsfarm.com
Our mission at Yellow Springs Farm is to promote land stewardship through the
propagation and sale of native plants of the Mid-Atlantic area.
Spring is the time for native plant sales. Check our calendar to see what is in
your area.