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best nursuries near Philly for native plants?

18 years ago

I'll be visiting for the Philadelphia Flower Show and staying with a friend who lives in Phoenixville - she's asked me to help her create a native plant landscaping plan while I'm there. I've got plenty of library books on the topic so I can familiarize myself with the species, but I'd like your recommendations for nurseries with good native plant selections near Philly. Thanks!

Comments (5)

  • 18 years ago

    Ott's Exotic Plants, Rte 29 & Ott Rd, Schwenksville, PA 19473, Phone: (610) 287-7878, is near Collegeville and is a do not miss place. They have a few native plants, but that is not their specialty.

    Here are some others:

    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
    Pennsylvania native trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous material, seeds.

    Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, LLC
    2415 Route 100, Orefield, PA 18069 Tel: 610/395-2570 (office), 610/442-2495 (cell) Fax: 610/395-3546
    E-mail: info@edgeofthewoodsnursery.com
    Web: www.edgeofthewoodsnursery.com
    Container trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, ferns, and aquatic plants. Small scale garden/ landscape design and installation, small contract orders, plant sales. See website for details.

    Octoraro Native Plant Nursery. 6126 Street Road. Kirkwood, PA 17536. Phone: (717) 529-3160
    Web: http://www.octoraro.com/nursery.php

    This is a bad time of the year to find a nursery open.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Retail Native Plant Nurseries

  • 18 years ago

    How about Feeney's Nursery in Feasterville, PA? Good selection, decent prices, and just plain interesting.

    Also, what about Meadowbrook Farms in Abington, PA? Now there is a nice selection of real unique plants and decorations.

  • 18 years ago

    A really nice one is Redbud Native plants in Glenn Mills. I've been there and they have tons of nice stuff. I got 2 reallly cute Dwarf Buckeye there.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Red Bud Native Plant Nursery

  • 18 years ago

    I have a couple of hardy hibiscus (tall, pink, saucer sized summer flowers) and aster (tall, small purple fall flowers) that I'd be willing to donate to your native plant project. I am planning on moving them. They are in a bad spot, in my garden, and I can't think of a good spot, at this moment. (It is a bad time of year for gardening in the Mid Atlantic region, though. I am a Texas girl. I was shocked to find the ground actually frozen when I tried to plant a tree in a shadier spot in my garden, last year, about this time.)

  • 18 years ago

    http://www.churchvillenaturecenter.org/

    Churchville Nature Center is not a nursery,
    but they do schedule plants sales to raise
    funds for the center.
    Really a great place to visit.

    Churchville Nature Center

    Annual Wildflower Sale

    Friday April 25, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
    Saturday April 26 to Sunday April 27, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
    Saturday May 3 to Sunday May 4, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

    Wide variety of native and wildlife plants available

    Come purchase a wide variety of plants for your garden, including native perennials, plants for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, aquatic plants and much more. The sale will be held from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

    Members-Only Day

    April 25

    On April 25, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, there will be a members-only preview and sale of our wide variety of plants. Come on over and get a jump on the weekend crowds!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Churchville Nature Center

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