State: PA

Catherine Smith opened Redbud Native Plant Nursery in 2002 to positively impact her regional environment, knowing that native plants support biodiversity of our local ecosystems. After seventeen years, Catherine passed the trowel to Julie Snell and Lisa McDonald Hanes in 2020, knowing they would be good stewards to continue Redbud’s purpose. The nursery continues to provide diverse stock at a physical location where customers can see, touch and smell native plants in person and interact with knowledgeable staff.

The mission of Ernst Seeds is to increase habitat. In support of this mission, they make key native and naturalized species available to Eastern North America for restoration, reclamation, conservation, wildlife and pollinator habitat enhancement, renewable biomass energy, and beautification. Ernst Seeds have been helping restore the native landscape since 1962. Ernst Conservation Seeds is the largest native seed producer and supplier in the eastern United States.