Nurseries Which Carry Native Midwestern Plants, Non-Native, and/or Wild-dug Plants

The following companies sell plants native to the Midwest, but not specifically from Wisconsin or the surrounding area. Many of these companies also sell non-native species. If your objective is to use only native species, use discretion in the species you select from these nurseries, or ask for plants which came from your region. Several of the following companies sell plants collected from the wild. This is indicated in the nursery description where known.

Revisions or additions to the list should be sent to:

Wisconsin DNR
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Attn: Kelly Kearns
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707

(608) 267-5066
kearns@dnr.state.wi.us

List current as of 9/18/06

Albert Lea Seed sells native midwestern grass and wildflower seed. PO Box 127, 1414 West Main Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007. (507) 373-3161. Fax: (507) 373-7032.
Website: www.alseed.com

Aquatic Biologists, Inc. carries a variety of aquatic plants and offers consultation, design, and construction services for ponds or other aquatic habitats. N4828 US Hwy 45, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. (920) 921-6827. Fax: 920-921-1690
Email: info@aquaticbiologists.com
Website: www.aquaticbiologists.com

Aquatic Resources and Glacial Pond Farms is a source of prairie plants, as well as native seeds and plants for wetland landscaping. Plants are both wild-dug and nursery propagated. They do some land restoration. N4546 Butternut Lane, Birnamwood, WI 54414. (715) 845-2099.

Arboretum & Natural Gardens sells forbs, grasses, trees, shrubs, and potted plants (including some natives). S7375 Hwy 14, Readstown, WI 54652. (608) 629-5553. Fax: (608) 629-5550.

Bauer's Garden Center carries a wide selection of wildflowers in 4 1/2-inch pots, including some natives. 1559 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204. (414) 384-7995.

Bayside Garden Center is a source of prairie, wetland and woodland plants. Contact400 East Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217. (414) 352-6159.

Berthold Nursery has a variety of native trees and shrubs. 4510 Dean Street, Woodstock, IL 60098. (815) 338-4914 or (708) 439-2600.

Booming Native Plants carries native local and Midwest ecotype wildflower seed; seedlings; harvest. They also produce plugs and provide consultation. 2323 Co. Road 6, Barnum, MN 55707. (218) 389-3220. Email: fjkutka@kbjr.mail.com

Branch River Farms specializes in nursery-grown submergent and floating aquatic plants--both native and non-native. They can also do design and planting of water gardens. 8150 River Road, Greenleaf, WI 54126. (920) 621-8871. Fax: (920) 864-7337 Toll Free: (866) 687-9463. Email: Info@BranchRiverFarms.com Website: BranchRiverFarms.com

Campbell Tree and Land Co., Inc. is a source for evergreen seedlings, carrying several varieties of native pine and spruce. Also available is a 48-page catalog, which contains planting supplies. Box 780, Wautoma, WI 54982. (262) 787-4653.

Cascade Forest Nursery carries trees and shrubs, as well as acorns and walnuts, for the upper Midwest. 22033 Fillmore Rd., Cascade, IA 52033. (319) 852-3042. Fax: (319) 852-5004. Email: cascade@netins.net Website: www.cascadeforestry.com

Chief River Nursery Co. (Formerly Wali Nursery) specializes in woodland plant species. W8869 River Road, Ojibwa, WI 54862 Phone: 800-367-9254 Fax: 800 266-5204 Email: info@chiefrivernursery.com
Website: chiefrivernursery.com

Clearview Nursery sells native and non-native woody plants. Call ahead. 6414 Schofield Ave., Weston, WI 54476 (715) 241-0654 Website: www.clearviewnurseryonline.com

Cold Stream Farm can provide you with both wetland and woodland plants. 2030 Free Soil Road, Free Soil, MI 49411-9752. (231) 464-5809 Website: www.coldstreamfarm.net

Deltor Tree Farm carries trees. Box 6 County P, Plainfield, WI 54966. (715) 335-4444.

Dragonfly Gardens is a retail outlet of propagated wetland, woodland, and prairie plants and seeds, both native and non-native. They also offer consultation services and site planning with an emphasis on shoreline restoration. 491 State Hwy 46 PO Box 192, Amery, WI 54001. (715) 268-6155.
Email: dragonflyplants@hotmail.com
Website: www.dragonflygardens.net

Enders Greenhouse, LLC –See Red Buffalo Nursery

Evergreen Nursery Co., Inc., wholesales plugs, bare-root and potted trees and shrubs. 5027 County Road TT, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. (920) 743-4464

The Flower Factory has an extensive selection of native, non-native, and ornamental plant--primarily perennials. 4062 Highway A, Stoughton, WI 53589. (608) 873-8329.

The Growing Place carries native and non-native perennials, trees, shrubs, and water plants. Catalog available. 25W471 Plank Road, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 355-4000. Fax: (630) 355-4010. (Second location) 33W192 Montgomery Road, Aurora, IL 60504. (630) 820-8088. Website: www.thegrowingplace.com

H & R Nursery, Inc. carries woodland wildflowers and ferns in addition to horticultural species. They do not sell seeds or mail order their plants. 6520 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53218. (414) 466-6289.

Hanson's Garden Village is a wholesale and retail grower of native and non-native plants (herbaceous, aquatic and woody). Bare-root stock available. Several native plants are of local northwoods genotypes. Consulting and design services are also available. 2660 County Hwy G, Rhinelander, WI 54501. (715) 365-2929. Fax: (715) 365-3644.
Email: info@hansonsgardenvillage.com
Website: www.hansongardenvillage.com

Harvest Moon Herbs carries native prairie forbs, grasses and herbs as well as a few woodland plant species. Some plants may be wild dug and non-native ecotypes. They specialize in prairie garden design and installation. 170 222nd Street, Baldwin, WI 54002. (715) 684-4340.

Hauser's Superior View Farm has a large selection of northern grown perennials and biennials, some of which are species native to Wisconsin. They have a minimum order of $25.00. Route 1, Box 199, Bayfield, WI 54814. (715) 779-5404.

Haywood Evergreens provides conifers, including several species of pine, spruce, and fir. PO Box 607, Hayward, WI 54843. (715) 634-4511.

Horant's Garden Center carries some native trees, shrubs and herbs. 422 W. Pine St., Eagle River, WI 54521. (877) 479-8716 Website: www.horantsfloralandgreenhouses.com

Insta-Trees Nursery sells trees--including hardwoods and evergreens--in orders of 25 trees or more. PO Box 1370, Rhinelander, WI 54501. (715) 369-2801.

J & J Tranzplant Aquatic Nursery, LLC specializes in native as well as non-native aquatic plant material, either nursery propagated or from the wild. They also carry a large selection of aquatic seeds native to central WI. 48-page catalog available. PO Box 227, W4980 County Road W, Wild Rose, WI 54984-0227. (715) 256-0059. Fax: (715) 256-0039.
Email: infor@tranzplant.com

Johnson's Nursery Inc. are growers of a wide selection of balled and burlapped landscape plants and many native trees, shrubs, and vines., W180 N6275, Marcy Road, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051. (262) 252-4988. Fax: (262) 252-4495.
Email: info@johnsonsnursery.com
Website: www.johnsonsnursery.com

Jung Seeds Co. carries a number of prairie grasses, and wildflowers, mostly from other growers. PO Box 7790, Madison, WI 53707-7790. (608) 249-9291.
Email: dwilson@oldseed.com

Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries, Inc. carries native wetland species as well as non-native species for wildlife plantings. They carry both wild collected and nursery-grown stock. PO Box 516, Omro, WI 54963. (920) 685-2929. 1-800-558-8815 Website: www.kestersnursery.com

Lied's Nursery Company, Inc. is a garden center and nursery that also assists with landscape design. N63 W22039 Hwy 74, Sussex, WI 53089. (262)246-6901. Fax: (262) 246-3569 Website: www.lieds.com

Lodholz North Star Acres, Inc. specializes in nursery-propagated bare-root foresty trees as well as a few shrubs and forbs. 420 Highway A, Tomahawk, WI 54487. (715) 453-2976. 1-800-713-9077. Email: info@lodholznursery.com
Website: www.lodholznursery.com

Milaeger's Gardens carries some prairie grasses and wildflowers in addition to ornamentals. 4838 Douglas Avenue, Racine, WI 53402-2498. (262) 639-2371. 1-800-669-1229 Email: milaeger@execpc.com

Miller Nurseries has both prairie forbs and woodland plant species. PO Box 66, Germantown, WI 53022. (262) 628-9588.

Monches' Farm sells field grown perennials. 5890 Monches Road, Colgate, WI 53017. (262) 966-2787.
Website: www.monchesfarm.com

The Natural Garden Inc. carries many varieties of native and non-native wetland, prairie and woodland grasses and forbs available for retail or wholesale. They also carry native seeds and provide landscape design and construction services. 38 W 443 Highway 64, St. Charles, IL 60175. (630) 584-0150. Fax: (630) 584-0185. Website: www.thenaturalgardeninc.com

Oasis Water Gardens sells aquatic plants and supplies for water gardens and aquariums. 2968 Pine Tree Road, Oneida, WI 54155. (262) 869-1085.

Orchid Gardens has wildflowers, ferns and shrubs indigenous to northern Minnesota. There is a fee for consultation. 2232 139th Avenue NW, Andover, MN 55304.

Outback Nursery specializes in native woody plants, but also carries native perennials. All plants are nursery-propagated from seeds or cuttings from sources within 300 miles of the Twin Cities area. 15280 110th Street S., Hastings, MN, MN 55033. (651) 438-2771 or 1-800-651-3626. Fax: (651) 438-3816.
Email: info@outbacknursery.com
Website: www.outbacknursery.com

Peterson Seed Co. sells seeds for a variety of grasses native to the Midwest. They also offer a wildflower seed mixture, only a part of which is native. PO Box 346, Savage, MN 55378. (612) 445-2606. Fax: (612) 349-2904.

The Plantscapers is a landscaping service that provides consultations, site planning, and restoration services for prairie, woodland, and wetland habitats. They have both native and non-native plants available for installation. E2051 Luxemborg Rd., Luxemborg, WI 54217. (920) 845-5196
Email: mary@theplantscapers.com

Pleasant View Nursery has a variety of native trees and shrubs. W1408 E. Van Ess Rd., Oostburg, WI 53070. (920) 564-2834

Prairie Frontier carries over 100 different native and naturalized wildflower and prairie grass seeds: native prairie, meadow, butterfly, and other mixes that contain some non-native species. They specialize in large planting projects. Mixes and individual species can be purchased in bulk; seeds are generally sold wholesale to developers, landscapers, nurseries, and garden centers or retail through outlet stores or on their web site. W281 S3606 Pheasant Run, Waukesha, WI 53189. (262) 544-6708. Fax: 262-544-6708. Email: wildflower@prairiefrontier.com
Website: www.prairiefrontier.com

Smith Nursery Co. sells wholesale native and non-native shrubs, vines and trees in multiples of 5 and 10. Seed is also available. Extensive selection in catalog. PO Box 515, Charles City, IA 50616. (515) 228-3239.

Stoney Creek Gardens and Landscaping: This nursery, garden center, and landscaping company specializes in native northwoods species as well as non-native species hardy to the area. Landscape design, installation, maintenance, and consultation and large tree transplanting services are available. 7560 Poplar Drive, Minocqua, WI 54548. (715) 356-7311.
Fax: 715-356-4216. Email: ptsinc@mewnorth.net

Ursus Studios LTD specializes in nursery grown and propagated native and tropical aquatic submergent and bog plants. They also offer consulting, design and installation services, including backyard water gardening and supplies. 2019 North 10th Street, Sheboygan, WI 53081. (920) 459-9699.

Wald-Heim carries native trees and woodland perennials. 4422 S. 12th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081. (920) 452-4111.

Wali Nursery.—See Chief River Nursery Co.

Wallace-Woodstock Inc. has a large number of native trees and shrubs in many sizes. They will ship direct to your home and have six distribution centers in Wisconsin. N1831 State Rd. 95, Neillsville, WI 54456. 1-888-803-8733.
Email: walace-woodstock@tds.net
Website: www.wallace-woodstock.com

Westfork Walnut Nursery carries both red oak and black walnut seedlings. Route 3 Box 145, Viroqua, WI 54665. (608) 637-2528.

Wheeler’s Laura Lane Nursery has transplants and potted plants of both native and non-native trees and shrubs. Box 232, Plainfield, WI 54966. (715) 366-2477. Fax: (715) 366-8201.

Wildlife Habitat carries prairie grass seeds Rt. 3, PO Box 178, Owatonna, MN 55060. (507) 451-6771.

Wildlife Nurseries, Inc. specializes in wild collected & propagated wetland and non-native plants that attract wildlife. They also do some consulting. PO Box 2724, Oshkosh, WI 54902. (920) 231-3780.

Windy Oaks Aquatics can sell various waterlilies and marginals, as well as accessories. Consultation, installation, and landscaping services are available. Retail catalog for $1.00. W377 S10677 Betts Road, Eagle, WI 53119. Phone/Fax: (262) 594-3033. Website: home.wi.rr.com/windyoaks

Winter Greenhouse carries some native perennials, herbs, wildflowers, trees and shrubs. W7041 Olmstead Road, Winter, WI 54896. (715) 266-4963. Fax: (715) 266-5502.
Email: mail@wintergreenhouse.com
Website: www.wintergreenhouse.com