Native Nurseries in Tompkins County
Located in Brooktondale, NY, and open since 2021, this budding native nursery offers a wide variety of homegrown native plant species from seeds. Open all growing season, this nursery is run by Deanna English, who has a background in environmental education and ecological restoration. She has a concentrated focus in providing affordable, well-cared for plant species that are native to our specific ecoregion. During your visit to the nursery you are able to see the meadow restoration she is engaging in on her land. For more information please visit: https://www.growwildnatives.com/
Located on the boarder of Lansing and Groton and open since 2006, The Plantsmen has been serving the native plant community in Tompkins County for almost two decades. They offer an incredibly wide selection of native plant species, a good portion of which have been grown using locally collected seeds. They offer many sizes of each species to support the needs of both small-scale and large-scale pollinator gardens, as well as varieties to support any type of ecological niche you can think of. For more information please check out their website: https://www.plantsmen.com/