Native Plant Sources

• New England Wildflower Society, www.newfs.org. Native plants and seeds sold at Garden in the Woods, Framingham and a Nasami Farm in Whately, 128 North St., (413) 397-9922.

• City Natives operated by the Boston Natural Areas Network (www.bostonnatural.org)--Native plants sold by appointment at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan Square. Contact Jeremy Dick, (617) 542-7696 for more information.

• Sylvan Nursery, Inc., 1028 Horseneck Road, Westport, MA 02790, (508) 636-4573, www.SylvanNursery.com.

• New England Wetland Plants, Inc., 820 West St., Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 548-8000, www.newp.com. Wholesale only, no delivery.

• Prairie Nursery, P.O. Box 306, Westfield, WI, (800) 476-9453.

• Fairweather Gardens, P.O. Box 330, Greenwich, NJ 08323, (856) 451-6261, www.fairweathergardens.com.

• Catskill Native Plants, 607 Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson, NY 12446,  (845) 626-2758, www.catskillnativenursery.com. (Great web site with catalog).  They do not ship.  It is a gorgeous ride to get there– take the Taconic Parkway, then cross the Hudson River and go around to the westerly side of the Shawangunk Mts. in NY near Mohonk Mt. House.  Make a day of it and go to the Storm King Art Center with its outdoor sculpture, and visit Manitoga in Garrison, NY across the river from West Point.

•  The Natural Attraction Project, Griswold, CT, (860) 376-2513. Call for directions.  Wonderful list of native plants only.  They do not ship.  Please support these people.  They will grow to specification if you have enough quantity.

• Sunlight Gardens, 174 Golden Lane, Andersonville, TN 37705, (865) 494-8237, www.sunlightgardens.com.  (Great web site with catalog).  Many very nice natives among the other garden species they offer.  They ship and sell out early in the year--primarily mail order and wholesale. 

Notes:

1.     Many big nurseries in eastern MA  (Bigelow, Sylvan, Weston Nurseries) sell some native plants, but be very careful of the identification– the labels aren’t always correct.

2.     Always ask the nursery if the native plants they sell are nursery-grown from seed or propagated vegetatively.  The term “nursery-grown” alone may be used for plants that are wild-collected and put in pots for a season.  Do not buy nursery plants labeled “rescued’ either, unless you are familiar with the very specific circumstances.

3.     Check www.massnativeplants.org for more info and links.

Sources of Birdfeeding Supplies 

• Blue Hills Trailside Museum, 1904 Canton Ave., Milton, (617) 333-0690. Birdseed, birdfeeders, bird houses, field guides.
• Ocean State Job Lot, 141 Newport Ave., Quincy, (617) 479-1778. Inexpensive birdseed, peanut feeders (highly recommended to attract woodpeckers and nuthatches), suet, etc.
• Wild Birds Unlimited, 386 Columbia Rd. (Rte 53), Hanover, (781) 826-1640. Birdseed, birdfeeders, birdbaths, etc.
• TheBirdShed.com, (866-BIRD-SHED). Complete source for birdfeeders, baths, binoculars, and other bird supplies. 

• Beekeepers Warehouse
  1 Sullivan Street
  Woburn, MA
  781-935-6090