Skip to content

Resources

There are so many resources, books, and helpful websites that can guide your native plant journey. Find regional guides, explore our native plant library, and find nurseries below.

Three ways to bring native plants home

Potted foamflowers with a plant tag on a nursery bench

1Shop in person

Find native plant nurseries near you

625+ nurseries, sorted by region.

Good for

  • Seeing the plant before you buy it
  • Questions answered on the spot
Purple native asters in bloom

2Shipped to your door

Order native plants online

65+ shops that send seeds, plugs and bare-root plants to your door.

Good for

  • Plants your garden center has never heard of
  • Buying a whole bed at once
A butterfly on pink joe-pye weed blooms

3Plant sales + societies

Find a native plant sale

Almost every state and Canadian province has a native plant society, and most hold IRL plant sales.

Most sales happen in spring and fall. Check your society’s calendar in March and August.

Good for

  • Friendly prices
  • Plants grown close to home

Know a nursery we missed? Tell us about it and we’ll add it to the list.

Not sure what to buy yet? Start with your region.

Northeast

CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT

Mid-Atlantic

DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV

Southeast

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN

Midwest

IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Southwest

AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT

Northwest

AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY

All Plants

Explore all profiles

Or let us do the picking. Our once-a-month email is full of pictures and plant ideas, and there’s no homework. Get the email

Cover of “Plant Native” by Emily Lessard, with hibiscus, blueberries and magnolia on yellow

Our book · Out March 2027

Plant Native

A Practical Guide to Over 100 Native Plants of North America, by Emily Lessard

Pretty enough for the coffee table, useful enough to get dirt on. Plant Native pairs 100+ native plants with a botanical illustration for each one and tips for growing it in your yard.

  • 100+ native plants for North American yards
  • A botanical illustration for every plant
  • Friendly tips for growing each one in your yard

or pre-order on Amazon

These are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, The Plant Native earns from qualifying purchases.

Keep learning

Native plant library

200+ plant profiles to browse by color, bloom time and region.

Browse

Plants for butterflies + birds

Native gardening books

Our favorites from the 100+ books behind this site.

See the list

Welcome to the helpful part of the internet

All FAQs