Primarily native. Open May to October with limited hours, several days per week.
A small nursery growing well over 100 species. Most are native wildflowers or grasses; they also sell some woody plants grown locally by others. Notably, they like to grow multiple species of the same genus, including some of the species less commonly available. |
Primarily native. Mail order, shipping from June to September.
Offering a limited number of New England wildflowers, all grown from seed, all straight species plants and no cultivars. Customers can e-mail the nursery to arrange orders for pickup. They also sell at farmer’s markets in New Hampshire. |
Exclusively native. Open seasonally April through October. Check website for details.
A small nursery offering more than 100 species with an emphasis on perennials, ferns, and grasses. Their inventory (published online) also includes some woodies, both shrubs and trees. Some species are grown from seed; others from stock supplied by wholesale sources. |
Exclusively native. Open seasonally. Check site for hours. Online ordering also available.
Located minutes from Horseneck Beach, this farm offers over 100 native species, primarily New England ecotype and grown from seed. They have a large selection of pollinator perennials as well as grasses, ferns, and a growing number of keystone shrubs and trees. Bulk discount available. |
Exclusively native. Open weekends from June to October, or by appointment.
Located on an old farmstead, this small nursery offers around 50 species of seed grown plants, primarily wildflowers and grasses. Pot sizes range from 2” to ¾ gal. Check out their fun wildflower concert t-shirts. |
Primarily native. Open seasonally. Call to make an appointment, as hours of operation vary.
City Natives is The Trustees’ native plant nursery. They grow and sell plants native to the eastern US, offering a selection of plants well-suited to Boston’s urban and suburban gardens. Check out their annual sale in the fall. |
Exclusively native. Open 6 days per week during the growing season (closed Mondays.)
This is one of the largest of the small nurseries, a trek from Massachusetts, but worth it! They grow and sell several hundred species, herbaceous and woody, all propagated from wild collected seed. Sizes range from 1 quart to 5 gallon. A respected source with a landscape architect and a wetlands ecologist on staff. |
Exclusively native. Open only one day per week.
A small nursery growing some of its plants from seed harvested in the Berkshire-Taconic region. Selling many perennials, sedges, grasses and ferns, and some woody plants in small sizes. They also offer seed mixes and educational programs. |
Exclusively native. Pop up sales at farmers markets and local events. Check site for details.
Selection includes over 50 species of seed grown plants, primarily perennials and shrubs, in small pots or as plugs. Also offer garden consultations and seed sowing workshops. |
Primarily native. Order online for pick up.
Plants are grown from local origin seed. Offerings include flowering perennials and grasses with a small selection of trees and shrubs. Nursery is a worker cooperative affiliated with EcoDesigns. |
Mail order sales only. E-mail to discuss availability and orders.
A regional provider of native and naturalized perennials. They ship only to New England states and New York. In addition to individual species, they sell some "collections" for rain gardens, wet meadows, part shade, etc. |
Exclusively native. Open seasonally. Check site for availability and hours.
A small nursery with many species for sale, all organically grown. In addition to wildflowers, ferns, sedges and aquatic plants, they have a broad selection of woody plants. Run by a professional botanist specializing in wetlands ecology and restorations. |
Primarily native. Open seasonally Apr - Oct. Limited hours. Contact for special orders.
Located right on the MA/RI border, this roadside stand offers native plant plugs in the spring as well as perennials and shrubs in containers throughout the growing season. |
Exclusively native. Order online and pick up plants on site.
A micro-nursery offering 25 species of native plants that are organically grown and distributed in handmade biodegradable pots. |
Exclusively native. Open by appointment, plus weekly nursery stand May–Jul. Check site for details.
A small nursery offering 75 native species, primarily seed-grown perennials, with an emphasis on genera that are valuable host plants for caterpillars. Pot sizes range from 1 quart to 1 gallon. A full plant inventory is available on the website. |
Exclusively native. Order online for delivery or local pickup.
Tree Talk grows and sells about 80 species of woody plants, with a particularly excellent selection of trees, as well as 50 wildflower species and a few grasses and sedges. All products are grown without chemicals, and the majority are native to Ecoregion 59 (coastal northeast). Landscape design services also available. |
Exclusively native. Open weekends by appointment only. Order online for pickup or delivery.
Small farm that sells over 100 species of seed-grown native perennials, vines, grasses, shrubs, and small trees. Selection includes plant species that are important for at-risk bumblebees. |