Area and online nurseries selling native plants

The Maryland Native Plant Society provides a list of 48 native plant nurseries, with website and other contact information.

The University of Maryland Extension Service provides a list of 32 native plant nurseries that have been certified as selling genuine Maryland native plants. Nurseries must have at least twenty percent of their inventory devoted to Maryland natives to achieve the lowest level of certification.

The Nuts for Natives Buying Native Plants webpage provides information on 18 specialized native plant nurseries, 8 online sources for native plants, and other nurseries and garden centers that sell some native plants. (Here is a recent supplement to the webpage.)

FONTT member recommendations

Three FONTT members explain why they respectively like Bona Terra Nursery, Kollar Nursery, and Earth Sangha. Note that Bona Terra will deliver.

State and county rebates on native tree purchases

The Marylanders Plant Trees state program offers a $25 rebate for the purchase of selected native trees at 86 participating nurseries. This can be combined with a $50 rebate from Montgomery County, for a total savings per tree of $75. Information on how to get state and county rebates on native tree purchases.

Summary of links

Maryland Native Plant Society provides a list of 48 native plant nurseries
University of Maryland Extension Service list of 32 certified native plant nurseries
Nuts for Natives > Buying Native Plants webpage

Bona Terra Nursery
Kollar Nursery
Earth Sangha

Information on how to get state and county rebates on native tree purchases.

Advice on Buying Native Plants: Don’t be Duped
Nuts for Natives guidelines for shopping wisely
Maryland Native Plant Society advice when buying native plants