The Dayton area is rich in native plant nurseries and has been the host of the Midwest Native Plant Society annual conference since its beginning.
Buy Native Plants and Support Ohio Growers
These are the local Dayton-area nurseries where you can buy quality native plants at reasonable prices.
Deeply Rooted Landscapes
We offer consultations, garden design, installation and plant sales to help bring your vision to life! Whether your interest is bringing native insects and wildlife to your yard, creating rain gardens, or adding four season, ecologically beneficial, interest to your landscape we are available to help! We work in all settings – residential, corporate, HOAs, government, and non-profits. You can read more about our services by visiting our website https://www.deeplyrootedlandscapes.com
Down Nature’s Path
Down Nature’s Path is a native plant nursery in Greenville, Ohio that focuses on plants that are most beneficial to wildlife. We offer a wide selection perfect for a variety of spaces.
You can find out what area events we will be attending, or how to make an appointment to come out to visit us, and our available plants on our website https://www.dnpnatives.com/. You can also follow us on Facebook: @DNPnatives
Owner: Molly Kenney
Email: dnpnatives@gmail.com
Call: (937) 548-1948 (leave message)
The Milkweed Patch
The Milkweed Patch can provide you with a variety of milkweed plants and nectar plants that benefit monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Check out our website www.TheMilkweedPatch.com for a catalog and list of sales where you will find us. If you can’t make it to a sale, contact us for other arrangements at TheMilkweedPatch@gmail.com
You can also find us on Facebook: @TheMilkweedPatchInOhio
Native Ohio Plants, LLC
The nursery grows and sells only trees, shrubs and wildflowers that are native to Ohio, mostly southwest Ohio. Plants are grown from seed collected from local sources, propagated and grown outdoors at the nursery. The goal is to enable customers to obtain plants that can thrive in their landscapes and eventually self-propagate, providing continued growth of native habitat for wildlife, including food sources in the form of foliage, seeds, nuts, berries, nectar, and pollen.
(937) 524-4058
www.nativeohioplants.com
Tadmor Greenes
Tadmor Greenes started with the mission to help end food insecurity in our community and for our native pollinators. In 2021 we helped open The Beverly K. Greenehouse currently operated by The Dayton FoodBank providing fresh Hydroponic lettuce all year long. 50% of Tadmor Greenes proceeds go to the operation costs of this 6,000 sq. ft. greenhouse. For more information on community projects and sale locations please Visit www.Tadmorgreenes.com
Call: 513-376-399
Email: TadmorGreenes@gmail.com
Instagram: @TadmorGreenes
Facebook: TadmorGreenes1
Other Ohio Native Plant Growers
Check out this list maintained by the Ohio Native Plant Month organizers: https://www.ohionativeplantmonth.org/native-plant-sources
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Local Native Plant Sales
The following annual local native plant sales are excellent venues to get advice, buy plants, and support local organizations and Ohio growers. In addition, most of our county Soil & Water Conservation Districts have annual sales that include native plants, trees, and shrubs.
Some sales have a pre-order requirement or option so be sure to check ahead of time.
April
Aullwood Audubon Farm Discovery Center, Dayton.
May
Miami County Park District: Lost Creek Reserve, Troy.
June
Darke County Parks, Greenville.
Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC), Dayton.
July
Midwest Native Plant Society, Dayton.
October
But before you remove all of your grass and convert your landscape to natives (which we hope you will do!!) please check your local ordinances and zoning code. Join our Weed Ordinance Project and help change laws if needed!
Looking for fall color from native trees, shrubs, or vines? Download this list for ideas.
Need inspiration to do-it-yourself? Our national Wild Ones organization has several free landscape designs available here. Adapt any design to fit our ecoregion!