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Pennsylvania Native Plant Sources

AMANDA'S GARDEN Contact: Ellen Folts 8410 Harpers Ferry Rd., Springwater, NY 14560 Phone: 716-669-2275 Wildflower perennials bring unmatched beauty to your gardens. Using native plants is an ecologically sound practice; they are adapted to the area and provide food for butterflies and hummingbirds. We offer high-quality, nursery-propagated plants for woodland, meadow and wetland gardens.

APPALACHIAN WILDFLOWER NURSERY Contact: Don Hackenberry 723 Honey Creek Reedsville, PA Phone: 717-667-6998 I established A.W.N. as a scheme to induce other people to grow most of my plants for me. It worked! Many plants that originated here are now grown far and wide in gardens private and public and in other nurseries. I want all my plants to outlive me and am confident that at least some will.

AQUASCAPES UNLIMITED, INC. Contact: Randy Reffner PO Box 364, Pipersville, PA 18947 Phone: 215-766-8151 E-mail: wetland@comcat.com Professional aquatic pond service, pond management, wetland, nursery, design, installation and consultation.

ARROWWOOD NURSERY, INC. Contact: Catherine Arsenault 870 W. Malagard, Williamstown, NJ G8094 Phone: 856-697-6045 Fax: 856-697-6050 Growers of native trees, shrubs and perennials.

BLANCHETTE GARDENS Contact: Leo Blanchette 870 W. Malgard, Williamstown, NJ 18947 Phone: 978-369-2962 Web: www.blanchettegardens.com We grow and sell nursery-propagated wildflowers.

BOBTOWN NURSERY 6212 Country Club Rd., Melfa, VA 23410 Phone: 757-787-8484 Fax: 757-787-8611 A wholesale nursey carrying ornamentals, natives, wetland plants, fruit trees, shrubs, ferns, ornamental grasses, in several sizes, and liners, rooted cutting, seedlings, and transplants. Orders under $250 add 40%

BROKEN ARROW NURSERY, LLC Contact: Dick Jaynes 13 Broken Arrow Rd. Hamden, CT 06518 Phone: 203-288-1026 E-mail: brokenarrow@snet.net Web: www.brokenarrownursery.com Catalogue $2.00 if mailed We propagate most of the plants we sell, native and exotic,and do not buy collected natives. We occasionally collect a few common native seedlings off our own farm prior to clearing land.

CLEAR RIDGE NURSERY Joseph R. Barkley 217 Clear Ridge Road Union Bridge, MD 21791 Phone 410-848-4789 E-mail crn@qis.net We have made a solid commitment to having a large and consistent supply of quality plants. Our goal is to provide our customers with healthy, high quality, native plants at a fair price.

COLLINS NATIVE PLANT NURSERY John F. Collins 773 Roslyn Avenue Glenside, PA 19038 Phone: 215-884-4161 E-mail: edgehillcastle@camcast.net The variety of species grown at Collins Nursery are primarily native to the area and include American beech, black gum, American sycamore, chestnut, and shingle oak, the hickories, American chestnut sweet and yellow birch, paw paw, and umbrella magnolia.

DOYLE FARM NURSERY Contact: Jacquelin Doyle 158 Norris Rd., Delta, PA 17314 Phone: 717-862-3134 Web: www.doylefarm.com Doyle Farm grows herbaceous native plants, Mid-Atlantic species mostly from seed. Woodland, meadow plants and grasses are available. Mail order, native plant sales, and yearly open houses. Paper catalog available from the wesite.

EDGE OF THE WOODS NATIVE PLANT NURSERY Contacts: Louise Schaefer and Susan Tantsits 8718 Clausville RD, Fogelsville, PA 18051 Phone: 610-442-2495 or 610-442-2496 Web: http://www.edgeofthewoods.biz 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.

ELK RIDGE NATUREWORKS Contacts: Ron Boyer and Liz McDowell 283 Elk Ridge Lane Grantsville, MD 21536 Phone: 301-895-3686 Email: info@elkridgenatureworks.com Web: www.elkridgenatureworks.com Elk Ridge NatureWorks propagates native wildflowers and grasses from seed collected on the Allegheny Plateau. At their wildlife garden they demonstrate ways to preserve and enhance regional biodiversity. Their retail nursery provides plug through gallon size plants with a discount on large orders. With the exception of scheduled open houses (see the forum for the latest times and dates), their nursery and wildlife garden are open by appointment.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, INC. PO Box P, St. Michaels, MD 21663 Phone: 410-745-9620 Web: http://www.wetlands.org Founded in 1972 as a non-profit organization to develop and apply the technology for restoring and constructing wetlands. A wholesale grower of wetland plant material. Over 100 species of herbaceous and woody plants are available.

ERNST CONSERVATION SEEDS, LLP 9006 Mercer Pike, Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: 800-873-3321 Fax: 814-336-5191 E-mail: 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.

FAIRWEATHER GARDENS P.O. Box 330 Greenwich, NJ 08323 Phone 856-451-6261 Fax 856-451-0303 A mail order nursery with several open house days each year. Beautiful color catalog features many native plants among treasures from all over the world. Ferns, shrubs, trees, etc.

GARRETT WILDFLOWER SEED FARM Contact: Don Lee 1117 New Castle Ct., Raleigh, NC 27603 Phone: 919-662-9751 Fax: 919-662-9761 This farm raises wildflower seeds and sells individual species as well as an Eastern United States mixture. Catalogue has helpful planting information,

HAMILTON SEEDS AND WILDFLOWERS Contact: Amy/Rex Hamilton 16786 Brown Road, Elk Creek, MO 65464 Phone: 417-967-2190 Fax: 417-967-5934 Midwestern native grasses and wildflower seeds and potted plants for prairie restoration and landscaping. HOLLAND

WILDFLOWER FARM PO Box 328, Elkins, AR 72727 Phone: 800-648-3737 Web: www.hwildflower.com Wildflower seeds by the packet, ounce or pound, and five different seed mixtures: Ozark Naturals, Continuous Color, Little Bit Shady, Lo-Grow Knee-High, and Butterfly Wildflowers.

LOWER MARLBORO NURSERY PO Box 1013, Dunkirk, MD 20754 Phone and Fax: 301-812-0808 E-mail: mssds@erols.com Approximately 80% of our stock consists of perennials, plus selected trees and shrubs native to the eastern U.S. All plants are propagated at the nursery and most are open-pollinated species grown from local seed sources. They are container grown outdoors with occasional, very minimal pesticide use.

MARY'S PLANT FARM 2410 Lanes Mill Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013 Phone: 513-894-0022 We've always grown (on our own acreage) Native plants (we do save seeds and replant); also offer native seeds and plants in our catalog. Our native grasses, shrubs, trees and wildflowers have been grown here since the late 1940s.

MEADOWBROOK FARM Contact: Karl Rider 1633 Washington Lane, Box 3007, Meadowbrook, PA 19046 Phone: 215-887-5900 Fax: 215-886-1971 E-mail: meadow1633@aol.com Starting with the 2001 growing season we will try to produce the native plants we grow using locally collected seed. The list is short, but growing.

MEADOWVIEW BIO RESEARCH STATION Contact: Phil Sheridan 8390 Fredericksburg Turnpike, Woodford, VA 22580 Phone: 804-633-4336 Web: www.pitcherplant.org Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of pitcher plant wetlands and associated ecosystems in Maryland and Virginia. We propagate a variety of plant species for both research and conservation. Some of our surplus stock from divisions is then available for sale via our catalog.

THE NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWER SOCIETY Contact: Bill Cullina 180 Hemenway Rd., Framingham, MA 01701 Phone: 508-877-9348 Web: www.newfs.org Seed Catalog $2.75 This society has a large display garden well worth visiting and many educational programs for their members.

NEW MOON NURSERY, LLC. 1492 Kirkwood Pike Kirkwood, PA 17536 717-529-3870 - phone 717-529-5657 - fax www.newmoonnursery.com - website info@newmoonnursery.com - general mailbox for company Contact: James D. Brown, Kim Brown New Moon Nursery offers herbaceous perennials, wildflowers, grasses, rushes, sedges, aquatics and ferns for sale. Octoraro Native Plant Nursery, partner company, is now an exclusively woody plant nursery continuing its tradition of providing outstanding quality native trees and shrubs in a variety of sizes. Plants from both nurseries are available wholesale only. New Moon Nursery was formed in response to customer demand for more plant selection and diversity for regionally appropriate landscapes. With a focus on propagating and selling plants "from the water to the woods." both companies are well prepared to fill this market niche for environmental restoration professionals, non-profit organizations, natural landscape designers and horticultural suppliers to the trade and public.

NICHE GARDENS 1111 Dawson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Phone: 919-967-0078 Fax: 919-967-4026 Web: www.nichegardens.com Retail and mail order nursery specializing in propagated wild flowers and natives, perennials, ornamental grasses and unusual trees and shrubs.

NOLIN RIVER NUT TREE NURSERY Contacts: John and Lisa Brittain 797 Port Wooden Rd. , Upton, KY 42784 Phone: 270-369-8551 E-mail: nolinriver@hotmail.com Web: www.nolinnursery.com We are a small family owned and operated nursery trying our best to meet a growing demand for high-quality grafted nut trees sold at reasonable prices. Besides nut trees they also offer persimmon trees and Pawpaws.

NORTH CREEK NURSERIES Contact: C. Dale Hendricks 388 North Creek Road, Landenburg, Pa 19350 Phone: 610-255-0100 Wholesale orders only. Our mission is to propagate and market plants that develop the relationship between people and sustainable outdoor environments. We are committed to using recycled content packing materials and biodegradable "peanuts", using an aggressive Integrated Pest Management program, re- reducing water needs and chemical use.

OCTORARO 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.

PINELANDS NURSERY AND SUPPLY 323 Island Road, Columbus, NJ 08022 Phone: 609-291-9486 Fax: 609-298-8939 Wholesale orders only. Herbaceous and woody plants. Bio-engineering materials 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 Web: www.redbudnativeplantnursery.com 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 & HERBS 107 Butterfly Lane, Spring Mills, PA 16875 Phone: 814-422-8968 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.

F.W. SCHUMACHER CO, INC Contact: David and Donald Allen PO Box 1023, Sandwich, MA 02563 Phone: 508-888-0659 Fax: 508-833-0322 Web: www.treeshrubseed.com Seeds of trees and shrubs sold by the ounce or quarter pound or more for nurserymen and foresters. Seed of horticultural varieties are sold for research and breeding work only. Seed of many natives are listed.

SIGNATURE HORTICULTURAL SERVICES Contact: Kevin Fabula 19960 Gore Mill Rd., Freeland, MD 215053 Phone: 410-329-6466 Fax: 410-329-2156 Specializing in northern native herbaceous plants for wetland mitigation, restoration, landscape design and wildlife habitat enhancement. A small, family owned business; contract growing is encouraged.

SPANGLE CREEK LABS 21950 County Rd. 445, Bovey, MN 55709 By providing artificially propagated seedlings, we offer an alternative to ripping the beautiful lady's slippers from their natural environment where they should remain unless threatened by imminent destruction.

SUNLIGHT GARDENS Contact: Marty Zenni and Andrea (Andy) Sessions 174 Golden Lane, Andersonville, TN 37705 Phone: 800-272-7396 Fax: 865-494-7086 E-mail: info@sunlightgardens.com Web site: www.sunlightgardens.com We are a small, family owned nursery, and we've been propagating eastern natives for over 20 years and landscaping with them for even more. We use nature as a great classroom for teaching us how to appreciate our native plants and how to grow them effectively both to enhance our own landscapes and to encourage their spread. Use our plants to help achieve your goals.

SUNSHINE FARM & GARDENS Contact: Barry Glick HC 67 Box 539B, Renick, WV 24966 Phone: 304-497-2208 Fax: 304-497-2698 E-mail: barry@sunfarm.com Web site: http://www.sunfarm.com/ I love to propagate plants and have a state of the art tissue culture lab. Nursery is located in Greenbrier County, WV, in one of the most botanically rich areas in the world.

SYLVA NATIVE NURSERY Contact: Mike Hollins 1683 Sieling Farm Rd., New Freedom, PA 17349 Phone: 717-227-0486 Wildflowers, wetland plants, shrubs and trees native to eastern U .S. Our mission is to promote and provide native plants for ecosystem restoration, habitat enhancement and ornamental use.

SYLVANIA NATIVES Nursery Location: Ira Way, Pittsburgh, PA Mailing Address: 5502 Kamin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Office Phone: 412-421-8551 Nursery Phone: 412-596-4989 Fax: 412-421-5462 E-mail: 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 of own shrubs from local seed we collect in the wild. All our plants are grown outside with the seasons.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Native Plant Propagation Center 580 Meetinghouse Rd., Ambler, PA 19002 Phone: 215-283-1330 Fax: 215-283-1497 We are a nonprofit resource to support the restoration of the native landscape on any level we can through being a source for regional native plant material and through education. All plant material is propagated from seed or cuttings.

TOADSHADE WILDFLOWER FARM Contact: Randi V. Wilfert Eckel 53 Everittstown Rd., Frenchtown, NJ 08825 Phone and Fax: 908-996-7500 Web: www.toadshade.com We propagate all our own plants from seed, spore or cuttings and try to maintain genetic diversity of wild plant populations.

VIRGINIA NATIVES Contact: Mary Painter PO Box D, Hume, VA 22639 Phone and Fax: 540-364-1655 E-mail: vanatvs@erols.com Our hardy natives, integral members of sustainable landscapes, serve as support links to other life forms which are quietly, some times invisibly, disappearing. They carry the genetic memory to thrive in our region and are part of this place.

WILD EARTH NATIVE PLANT NURSERY Contact: Rich Pillar PO Box 7258, Freehold, NJ 07728 Catalogue $2.00 The natural world is all about connectedness and interdependency. Animals depend on other animal or plants to survive as well as plants need other plants and other living creatures to live and thrive. And of course we need animals and plants to be here on this planet. We need to strengthen existing connections in nature and make new ones where they once existed. We can do this very easily by planting native plants in our home gardens - large or small.

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.

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