Local Nurseries and Seed Sources
Resources for Native Plants in the Nashville Area
- All Seasons Gardening & Brewing Supply Company
Contact: Paul Thompson
Hours: M-Sat 9 – 6
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 16,
Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: 615-385-0300 or 800-790-2188
Located at Hillsboro Plaza in Green Hills
Specializing in hydroponics (growing plants without soil) and horticultural lighting, this company offers garden gifts, bonsai trees, wine and beer making supplies, and various gardening supplies, combined with excellent customer service and gardening experience.
Specialties: Hydroponics, garden gifts, gardening supplies, organic products and excellent customer service and gardening experience.
- Bates Nursery & Garden Center
Contact: David Bates
Hours: Open 8am-5pm year 'round, schedule changes seasonally. Call for hours.
3810 Whites Creek Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
Phone: 876-1014
Bates Nursery & Garden Center is a third-generation family owned company doing business in Nashville since 1932. Quality, selection and expertise are the year-round mainstays of this very comprehensive nursery. Complete inventory is searchable on their website.
Specialties: Vast selection of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs for sunny as well as shady conditions.
- Cheekwood Botanical Garden
Contact: Sarah Lowe
Hours: M-Sat 9:30-4:30 --- Sun 11-4:30
1200 Forrest Park Dr.
Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: 354-6370 ext. 7015
Observe combinations of plants in the garden setting as well as their habitats and how they perform. A library and classes are also available. The Garden Club of Nashville sponsors a Wildflower Fair each spring.
Specialties: Wildflower Garden and Woodland Sculpture Trail.
- Gardens of Babylon
Contact: Markus Kerske or Matt Kerske
Hours: Open 7 days 8-5
900 8th Ave. North
Nashville Farmers Market
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: (615) 244-8949
Gardens of Babylon is a garden and landscape retail center connected to the Farmers Market. They are very knowledgeable about vegetable gardening and supportive of Community Gardens. They help plant and maintain the Shelby Park Demonstration Garden.
Specialties: Nursery- Design- Landscaping – Vegetable grading supplies and advice.
- Green & Hagstrom
Contact: Kathy Green
Hours: Summer: M-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-4
Fall: M-Fri 9-4 ---Nov-Mar by appt. only
7767 Fernvale Road
P.O. Box 658
Fairview, TN 37062
Phone: (615) 799-0708
Green & Hagstrom is a retail and wholesale aquatic nursery and water garden supply center. They have wonderful plants such as the cardinal flower, cat tails, blue flag iris, pennywort as well as many others.
Specialties: Aquatic plants and products.
- Growild
Contact: Mike Berkley or Terri Barnes
Hours: By appointment
7190 Hill Hughes Rd.
Fairview, TN 37062
Phone: (615) 799-1910
Growild is a wholesale nursery situated on 117 acres. Visit native plants in their natural habitat.
Specialties: They sell native perennials, trees, shrubs and even moss. They also have a permit to raise and sell endangered native species – 13 of which grow on their property.
- Highland Rim Wildflowers
Contact: Tray and Debbie Davis
Hours: By appointment
2401 Chambliss Rd
Pleasantview, TN 37146
Phone: (615) 746-2231
Highland Rim Wildflowers is located at the Davis’ home. They have owned the business since summer of 1997 and they sell mostly perennials and some native plants. Schedule an appt. to see their display gardens.
Specialties: Perennials
- John Deere Landscapes
M-Sat 9-5 Sun 11-5 (variable)
1109 Hillsboro Rd. Hours:
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615) 794-4518
Flower Power is a full line retail and wholesale garden center and nursery. All trees and shrubs carry a one year warrantee. They offer a good selection of woodland wildflowers. 15% discounts on Wednesdays
Specialties: Small trees and hardwoods including many oak species. They also have native fern selections.
- Moore & Moore West
Contact: Paul Moore
Garden Center Hours: M-Sat 8-5-Sun 12-5 (Dec-Feb closed Sun)
8216 Highway 100
Nashville, TN 37221
Phone: (615) 662-8849
Moore and Moore has knowledgeable personnel and great interest in promoting and developing gardens with native plants. Paul is the native plant flower expert and recognized by other nurserymen.
Specialties: Large selection of TN’s native shrubs, flowering trees, hardwoods and many wildflowers.
- Eden Garden Store
Contact: Nancy Robison of Jason White
Hours: 10-5 M-Sat
2800 Bransford Avenue
Nashville, TN 37204
Berry Hill District
Phone: (615) 383-0038
Eden sells many types of plants, shrubs, trees, annuals, and herbs. Eden also has a variety of Chic gifts and garden art.
- Nashville Natives
Contact: Andy Sudbrock
Hours: Sat 9-5 April 22 – June 18 Also by appointment
7443 Liberty Road
Fairview, TN 37062
Phone: (615) 799-8719 or (615) 579-7146
Nashville Natives provide small containers for efficiency and economic plantings that originate from TN. They also offer many services including consulting, site preparation and restoration, planting, and seeding.
Specialties: TN’s native trees, shrubs, grasses, ferns and wildflowers.
- Lone Oak Farm
Contact: Joe Willis
Hours: By appointment
2219 Neely’s Bend Road
Madison, TN 37115
Phone: (615) 865-9933
Lone Oak Farm is a wholesale nursery that is located at the end of Neely’s Bend Road. They specialize in bamboo, including native cane, native oak trees, tulip poplars and dogwoods.
Specialies: Native trees and native cane (Arundinaria gigantea)
- Trees Company
Contact: Anita Lane
Morning Glory Farm Hours: M-F 7:30-3:30 --- Sat 8-12
P.O. Box 423
Fairview, TN 37062
Phone: (615) 799-0138
Trees Company is a landscaping business and garden center. They sell unusual perennials, annuals and some shrubs at retail or wholesale. They are open to the public Monday - Friday and Saturday mornings during Spring and Fall.
Specialties: Unusual perennials
Outside of Nashville Area
- Dykes & Son
Contact: Powell or Jeffery Dykes
825 Maude Etter Rd.
McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: (931) 668-8833
Other Sources for Native Plants - Call or Write them for a catalog
- Native Gardens
Contact: Edward or Meredith Clebsch
5737 Fisher Lane
Greenback, TN 37742
Phone: (423) 856-0220
The owners often instruct native plant programs through the Smoky Mountain Field School. For more information on programs (865) 974-0150 or look online.
Specialties: TN’s native perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs and vines. (Catalogs are $2.00)
- Shooting Star Nursery
Lane 444 Bates Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 223-1679
catalog free - Meadowbrook Nursery
2055 Polly Spout Road
Marion, NC 28752
Phone: (828) 738-8300
catalog on-line - Woodlanders
1128 Colleton Ave
Aiken, SC 29801
Phone: (803) 648-7522
mini catalog on-line - Perennial Plants Society
174 Golden
Andersonville, TN 37938
Phone: (800) 272-7396 - Tennessee Native Sunlight Gardens
P.O.Box 120044
Nashville, TN 37204 - Middle TN Plant Society
P.O.Box 159274
Nashville, TN 37215 - Boothe Hill Wildflowers
921 Boothe Hill
Pineola, NC 28662
Phone: (828) 733-2417 - Gardens of the Blue Ridge
P.O. Box 10
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 967-4091
- Hidden Springs Nursery
170 Hidden Spring Lane
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931) 268-2592 - Niche Gardens Pine
1111 Dawson Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: (919) 967-0078
- Ridge Gardens
832 Sycamore Rd.
London, AK 72847-0200
(479) 293-4359
- Little Cypress Natives
P.O. Box 200 4970 County Rd. 41
Florence, AL 35633
(256) 766-0537