Native Here Nursery Competitors

The mission of CNPS is to conserve California native plants and their natural habitats, and increase understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants. Our vision includes a future where: * Californians actively support the Society's mission, which is accomplished through education, plant science, advocacy, land stewardship and native plant gardening. * Californians value native plants, plant communities and healthy ecosystems as essential to the well being of all living things. * Californians can experience native plants throughout the state, in natural environments and human-made landscapes. * California’s extensive and interconnected natural habitats are preserved. * CNPS is the leader for providing reliable information on California native plants and plant conservation. Comprehensive information about California’s flora and vegetation communities is available throughout the state for conservation and educational purposes. * CNPS’s leadership influences personal ethics and actions, as well as public policy for native plant protection.

For over 30 years, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden has been the shopping choice of serious gardeners and plant collectors around the world looking for unique, rare, and native perennial plants. Established in 1988, Plant Delights is an international mail-order and website perennial plant nursery selling rare, native, and unusual plants from around the world. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina and owned by Tony and Anita Avent, Plant Delights Nursery is located on the campus of Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a not-for-profit, 28+ acre botanic, education, and research campus displaying over 26,000 different plants (taxa). VISITS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - except during Open Garden and Nursery Days held 8 weekends per year - two weekends each season. Please call 919-772-4794 to schedule an appointment to visit.

Prairie Nursery is an online retailer of native plants and seeds. Our nursery propagated native plants include grasses, sedges, wildflowers, ferns and shrubs. We specialize in natives that range from the Midwestern prairies to the eastern woodlands, and ship our plants and seeds nationwide through our online store. Delivering quality plant material and expert information – to gardeners, landowners, landscape designers and project managers – is our way of creating success for our customers, and success for a product that we feel passionately about. By choosing native plants individuals and communities participate in the creation of sustainable plant and wildlife communities, and the practice of soil and water conservation.