Native Plant Sales
Native Plant Nurseries
- Bernacchi’s Oak Valley Greenhouses – plants for pickup or delivery
LaPorte, Indiana
- Blue Fox Farms, LLC – by appointment only.
Wawaka, Indiana - Botany Native Garden Center
South Bend, Indiana - Chapman Lake Nursery – small nursery selling plants at farmer markets
Warsaw, Indiana - East Michigan Native Plants
Durand, Michigan
- Hidden Savanna Nursery – plants
Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Native Connections – wholesale seed, seed mixes
Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Naturally Native Nursery – seed, plants
South Bend, Indiana - New Leaf Nursery – By appointment only
Nappanee, Indiana - Riverview Native Nursery
Spencerville, Indiana - Spence Restoration Nursery – wholesale seed, plants
Muncie, Indiana
- Stantec (formerly Cardno) – wholesale seed, plants
Walkerton, Indiana - The Garden Guru Kzoo
Rockford, Michigan
- Wildtype – wholesale plant nursery with select retail days
Mason, Michigan
- Woody Warehouse Nursery – trees and shrubs
Indianapolis, Indiana
Native Plant Mail Order Options
- Bernacchi’s Oak Valley Greenhouses – plants for pickup or delivery
LaPorte, Indiana
- Natural Communities – wholesale seed, plants, bare root trees and shrubs
Batavia, Illinois
- Prairie Moon Nursery – seed, plugs, bare root plants
Winona, Minnesota
- Prairie Nursery – seed, plugs, bare root plants
Westfield, Wisconsin
Local Native Plant Landscapers
- The Botany Shop
In addition to its retail store in South Bend, The Botany Shop helps homeowners convert their conventional lawns into vibrant landscapes and plant communities. - Ecometrid
Ecometrid is not a traditional landscaping company. Rather, they design and implement ecological solutions for public and private spaces including habitat assessment, restoration, management, invasive plant control, and plant and wildlife monitoring.
- Indigo Gardens and Design
A full service design-install-maintenance business dedicated to beautifying outdoor spaces while limiting impact on the environment.
- Naturally Native Nursery
A small South Bend nursery specializing in Indiana native plants; landscape design and installation services offered. - Saulding Resorations
Helping home and land owners of Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan to create vibrant and vital ecosystems through native restorations and the removal of introduced species.
When Buying Native Plants
Most nurseries don’t specialize in native plants, but will have some native plant options. However, this can be misleading. Often these plants are cultivars, are not actually native to this area, or are grown using neonicotinoid pesticides – all unfavorable. If you must buy from a nursery that is not a reputable native plant nursery, inquire with a salesperson (or their manager) about the nativity of the plant you are buying. It is good for nursery owners and box-store garden centers (Lowes, Home Depot, etc.) to hear that informed consumers are only interested in buying locally native, straight-species that have not been treated with neonicotinoids (or received “NST”).