Native Plant Sources
When you are out shopping for plants be sure to bring reference books with you to check which plants are native to our area and to check plant habitat requirements such as moisture and sunlight. Look for plants beneficial to wildlife. With rampant habitat destruction homeowners are encouraged to help birds and butterflies, for example, by establishing a native plant oasis in their yards. To learn why read Native Plant information by Doug Tallamy.
Avoid buying invasive plants by reading Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas before buying any plants. This booklet is down loadable online and is at all Union County public libraries. Invasive plants reproduce rapidly, spread over large areas, and have few, if any, natural controls to prevent them from crowding out our native plants. Avoid such invasive plants as English Ivy, Common Daylily, Butterfly Bush (Buddleja species), Japanese Barberry, Winged Burning Bush, Bradford Pear, Norway Maple, and Periwinkle. Native alternatives for all these invasive plants are listed and pictured in the booklet. See the Invasive Plants page.
Store hours change throughout the year. Check source website or call the store for current hours.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve - New Hope 215.862.2924
Spring and Fall native plant sales, seeds available year-round. Some plants for sale other than spring and fall sale dates.
Conservation Districts - check your local CD to see what native plants they are selling in the early spring. The Columbia County Conservation District has a large selection of native plants. Pre-order form is on their website. Plants may also be available for purchase on pick-up day.
Doyle Farm Nursery - Delta 717.862.3134
Small mail order nursery, may pick up plants at nursery with prior arrangement. Native perennials and grasses. Various open houses held throughout the growing season.
Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery - Orefield 610.395.2570
The only nursery in the Leigh Valley specializing in native plants.
Engle's Farm & Greenhouses - Middleburg 570.837.0432 171 Greenhouse Road
Small selection of native plants including Asclepias tuberosa, butterflyweed (orange flowered milkweed plant great for monarchs).
Go Native Tree Farm - Lancaster 717.399.0195
Container-grown native eastern US trees for wholesale and retail. Family-operated small business.
Fox Hill Gardens Nursery & Landscaping - State College 814.237.9087 1035 Fox Hill Rd.
Specializing in native and shade plants (perennials, trees, shrubs). Well displayed plants in natural setting. Landscaping division offers design, consultation and installation service. faunalea@yahoo.com
Hawk Mountain - Kempton
Native plant sale each May includes wildflowers, vines, shrubs, ferns and trees.
Ironwood Acres Native Plant Nursery - Williamsport and Trout Run nursery 234 Veterans Lane 570.998.2924.
Over 70 species of shrubs, trees, and perennials. Ironwood Acres 2009 Perrenials list. Ironwood Acres 2009 Trees & Shrubs list. There is usually a stand at Saturday Williamsport Farmers' Market in May, June, and September. Another option is to call to arrange a time to buy plants at the nursery. This is a new business with no set hours. A store is scheduled to open in 2010 in Williamsport; it will be open on a limited basis in fall 2009. Reg Laughner grows the plants at the Trout Run nursery, email regl@chilitech.net
Meadowood Native Plant Nursery - Hummelstown 717.566.9875 meadowoodnursery@comcast.net
Primarily a wholesale nursery and is not open to the public, but they welcome home gardeners and other retail customers by appointment. Prices for the public are at retail. Call or email to schedule visit. Grows over 300 species of herbaceous and woody plants most of which are native to our geographic region.
Merrill W. Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy - Lewisburg
Native plant sale each May. Pre-ordering starts in April via form on website and at Conservancy spring events.
Native Plants in the Landscape Conference - Millersville U. Lancaster
Held annually in early June. Full conference details on brochure. Native plants sold to conference participants and to public during specific times.
Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art - Millersburg
Native plant sale early each May. Members are able to purchas plants one day prior to the general public.
PA Native Plant Society - State College
Partial native plant sale early each May. In the past about 20% of the plants have been non-native plants. Hopefully the 2009 sale will be 100% natives.
Prairie Nursery - Westfield, WI
Extensive online store for plants and seeds. Plugs well packed. 100% native plants.
Reiff's Nursery & Greenhouses - Mifflinburg 446 Strickler Rd. 570.966.2451
Small selection native plants including Asclepias tuberosa (butterflyweed, orange-flowered milkweed plant great for monarchs), Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel), Ilex verticillata (Winterberry holly).
Sugarbush Nursery - Reading area 4272 Morgantown Rd, Mohnton. 610.856.0998 Email: info@sugarbushnursery.com
Small, family-owned nursery, primarily organically grown; started in 2005. Native perenial plants. They also carry heirloom and unusual varieties of vegetable plants and seeds, herbs, organic products, and clean-air gardening products.
Tait Farm Foods - Centre Hall 800.787.2716, 814.466.2386 179 Tait Rd.
Native plants generally displayed together.
Yellow Springs Farm - Chester Springs 1165 Yellow Springs Rd. 610.827.2014
100% native plants.
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