Native Plant Suppliers & Service Providers
This listing of regional native plant suppliers and native plant service providers (landscape designers & installers, invasive plant management, etc.) is being provided as a service to Kentucky Native Plant Society members and the general public. Clicking on the name of a company will take you to a page with more detailed information about the company. Some of these suppliers may sell non-native species or cultivars. The detail page will provide that information. We encourage people to purchase plants native to Kentucky.
Listing on this page does not imply any endorsement by the Kentucky Native Plant Society.
This listing of native plant suppliers and service providers is just one of many activities of the KNPS in support of its mission to promote education about, appreciation for, and conservation of our native flora. If you would like to help KNPS with this mission, consider joining KNPS or making a donation. Thank you.
Altawood Farm
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Growers of nursery propagated native plants, vegetables, annual and perennial flowers.
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seasonal shiitake mushrooms, cut flowers, seasonal vegetables
Ancient Roots Native Nursery, LLC
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Our mission is to promote the necessity of native plants to people, wildlife and the environment.
We only sell straight native species and aid in plant design and installation. We also provide consultation and removal of invasive species.
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Land management
- Invasive species control
- Restoration projects
Backyard Botanicals
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Native landscape design, installation and maintenance.
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
Bean Native Nursery and Consulting LLC
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Native Plant Nursery, Provider of Land Service and Consulting
- Seeds
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Land management
- Restoration projects
- Plant conservation
- Other (describe in the box below)
ISA Certified Arborist
Beargrass Thunder
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Beargrass Thunder is a media company & native plant nursery based in the neighborhood of Smoketown - Louisville, KY.
We conduct interviews and on-the-ground research & field work for promoting urban agriculture & cleaner air, water, and soil in the urban neighborhoods of Louisville. We will always stay true to our goal of helping people connect with and improve their local environment and communities.
Contact us for custom native seed mixes for food or flowers, or to schedule a "placemaking" consultation to change a vacant piece of land into more usable space for your family or community.
- Seeds
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Restoration projects
We offer what we call a "Yarden" package, where we convert mowed grass into either a food garden or native Kentucky wildflowers
Bluebird Hill Farm
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Plant Nursery & Market Farm specializing in native perennials/wild flowers with emphasis on pollinator plants & milkweed, annuals, berry fruits, vegetables, and daylily hybrids.
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Bluegrass Wildflower Planting
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Will Overbeck has been providing local genotype Bluegrass region wildflower gardens since 2012. Specializing in native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, and sedges on the Inner and Outer Bluegrass regions of central Kentucky. Focusing on pollinator gardens and larger tree planting projects to support ecological restoration of the imperiled Bluegrass Mesophytic Cane Forest and Bluegrass Wood plant communities that were one common features in the rich Ordovician limestone soils, now largely converted to agricultural uses.
- Seeds
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Land management
- Invasive species control
- Restoration projects
- Plant conservation
- Other (describe in the box below)
Bluegrass Wildflower Planting strives to provide consulting/planning, installation, and management services to enhance form and function of landscapes from small residential gardens to large projects of 10 or more acres. Providing professional botanical inventories to identify conservative native plants and the invasive species that threaten your land. Pro bono services are available on a case-by-case basis. Tours are available of landscape models that may inspire you to plant local wildflowers!
Busy Bee Nursery and Consulting
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At Busy Bee Nursery and Consulting our goal is to help you create your dream pollinator and wildlife habitat in a way that allows you to enjoy your land while caring for the plants and animals that also call your property home. We do this by offering habitat consulting services (virtual and in-person), selling plants (almost exclusively native species) that benefit pollinators and wildlife, and providing educational resources and opportunities.
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Other (describe in the box below)
We offer habitat consulting services for properties of all sizes. We can help you focus your goals, discover what you already have on your property, and make a plan to turn your property into the pollinator and wildlife habitat of your dreams. We also offer a wide range of related educational resources and opportunities.
Dropseed Native Plant Nursery, LLC
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Dropseed Nursery provides local native plants and seed. Staff of the nursery can also assist with landscape planning
- Seeds
- Plants
- Design consultations
EARTHeim Landscape Design
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EARTHeim is an ecological landscape design business based in Lexington, Kentucky. My mission is to create beautiful landscapes which have meaning beyond just aesthetic value. It's about improving the lives of clients through their outdoor spaces, and about helping out the environment, pollinators, and wildlife too. EARTHeim values service, well implemented landscapes, continuing education, and the nature in which our landscapes reflect ourselves.
EARTHeim offers design services for throughout the state of Kentucky and designs with installations within Central Kentucky location depending. Check out the full array of services on my website.
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
Garden coaching
Speaking events
ExtraFlora
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Growing and promoting Kentucky native plants for yards, gardens, and landscapes.
- Seeds
- Plants
Fields to Forest
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We are in the process of reforesting former pastureland. We can document our methods, offer suggestions and provide comment about what has and has not worked for us. While there are innumerable ways to advance this process, we would love to share ours with you. Should you have a desire to begin this journey as well, it will require native plants. We offer a few varieties to help get you started in the partnership with your land.
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Grow Wilder Native Plant Nursery
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We provide locally grown native plants and landscaping design consulting. We strive to educate the public on the benefits of native gardening!
Follow us on Facebook @Growwilderky
- Seeds
- Plants
- Design consultations
Idlewild Butterfly Farm
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We rear native butterflies primarily for exhibit and offer chrysalis kits for educational purposes locally. We also consult and distribute beneficial insects to commercial growers and home gardeners, offer native plants that support insects and eco systems and provide tours of our facility and hold events/workshops.
- Seeds
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
Inside Out Landscape Design, LLC
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We work closely with our clients to design, install, and maintain the life-enriching outdoor spaces to enjoy for years to come, not only because they're beautiful but because they're easy to care for. Our sustainable approach to landscaping includes the use of native plants, practical hardscapes, and drainage solutions so your yard or business entrance can thrive with minimal intervention. These spaces require less water and less pesticide—and less of your time and resources. It's better for the environment and better for you. We have the only CPLD Certified Landscape Designer in Kentucky and a professionally certified installation team that's dedicated to clear communication, on-time delivery, and creative landscaping that is as environmentally friendly as it is attractive. We've been serving Frankfort, Kentucky, and the surrounding area since 2007, and we've lived here and worked in area horticulture for more than 30 years.
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Invasive species control
- Restoration projects
Outdoor spaces and pool installation. Outdoor spaces include paver and natural stone installs, fire pit and places, water features, walls, fences, lighting, and decorative rock. We also offer specialty landscape design and installs such as prairies, edible gardens, butterfly and pollinator gardens, and rain gardens.
Ironweed Native Plant Nursery
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Wide variety of native plants for your pollinator garden, butterflies, hummingbirds, landscaping and restoration projects. Most are of local provenance. All are from responsible collection. Wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs & trees.
- Plants
- Other (describe in the box below)
Referral to Professional native plant landscaper is available.
Kentucky Native Roots Consulting LLC
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Thank you for your interest in native plants and restoration! Our services include:
Native plant design and installation
Maintenance care
Education
Consultation
Feel free to visit our website and contact us at anytime!
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Land management
- Invasive species control
- Restoration projects
- Plant conservation
Keystone Flora
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Grow and sell native plants from our nursery plantings and cuttings.
- Plants
We help customers choose the best plants for their needs.
LAUREL GARDENS
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Laurel Gardens is a local garden center in Corbin, Kentucky. We have been in business for over 50 years offering landscape design and a large variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. In the past few years, we have made it a goal of ours to start including and growing more native plants. We want to encourage our community to add these into their landscapes.
We have a passionate staff committed to sharing their knowledge, we offer native classes and free events, like our Wildflower walks where we point out our native plants.
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
Michler's Florist, Greenhouses & Garden Design
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Michler's sells annual, perennial, temperennial, and tropical plants and offers garden design, installation, and maintenance services.
- Seeds
- Plants
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
Oakland Farm Trees
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Oakland Farm Trees is a family-owned nursery specializing in Kentucky native trees and shrubs. All of our plants are grown in 2 gallon fiber pouches that air prune the roots and are between 1-4 ft. tall. We believe in growing and planting small, healthy plants with their entire root ball to ensure smooth transplanting and support the plant's adjustment and growth to its new home. We grow over 35 native trees and shrubs, including conifers, mid story and understory, edible and medicinal plants, flowering shrubs, and more. Popular species include: Tulip Poplar, Paw Paw, Persimmon, Elderberry, Sassafras, Buttonbush, Sugar Maple, Witch Hazel, a variety of Oaks including Chinquapin, Overcup, Bur, and Northern Red Oak, Shellbark Hickory, and more!!
- Plants
- Design consultations
- Restoration projects
We contract grow plants for customers. If you are interested in a specific species and quantity, reach out to us and we'll grow exactly what you need!
Peaceful Heritage Nursery LLC
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We are a Naturally-Grown specialty plant nursery located in Stanford, KY. We specialize in edible fruiting plants and also carry a range of native plants. Native plants include: Pawpaw, including improved selected genetics and seeds, black locust, tulip poplar, black raspberry, allegheny chinkapin (dwarf chestnut), red mulberry, elderberry, juneberry/serviceberry, buttonbush, maypop passonfruit (including improved selected genetics from KY), aronia (chokeberry), groundnut, silver maple, and more. We are primarily an online nursery and do not have a storefront. So, please order online at www.peacefulheritage.com .
- Seeds
- Plants
- Design consultations
We also offer cuttings of native plants.
Rare Roots Nursery
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We're a family-owned nursery that specializes in native plants, pollinator plants, and other ornamentals. We ship living, growing perennials in one-quart pots from our 30 acre farm in Virginia. We are mail-order only. Check out our online catalog to filter plants by zone, color, and characteristics.
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Roos Tree Farm
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Indiana based nursery specializing in native oaks, chestnuts and rare or hard to find native species.
- Seeds
- Plants
Roundstone Native Seed, LLC
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Roundstone Native Seed has been growing and supplying clean, high quality, regionally adapted Native Seed to the Eastern half of the US for over 20 years. We have grown from a small family-owned business to one of the largest seed providers in the East. Our success can be attributed to the quality of our seed, our development of locally adapted seed, and our knowledgeable staff dedicated to friendly helpful service. Whatever your seed need is, with over 300 individual species, 125 standard seed mixes, and unlimited custom mixes, we have what you need. Just contact us and we’ll be happy to talk with you about your needs.
- Seeds
- Landscape design/installation
- Design consultations
- Invasive species control
- Restoration projects