Tennessee
Tennessee is one of the most botanically diverse states in the United States, with native plant communities ranging from Appalachian forests in the east to prairies, cedar glades, wetlands, and river floodplains across the state.
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Visit Native Plant Resources Near You
Overhill Gardens is a native plant nursery and landscape design company based in Vonore, Tennessee. Known throughout East Tennessee for promoting sustainable gardening, it specializes in nursery-propagated native plants and ecological landscape installations that support biodiversity and habitat restoration. Founded and managed by Avi Askey, Overhill Gardens offers more than 800 species and varieties of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers suited to regional climates. The business integrates eco-friendly landscape methods such as rain gardens, bioswales, and natural habitat plantings that encourage polli ...
GroWild Inc. is a native plant nursery and landscape resource center located in Fairview, Tennessee. Established in 1997, it specializes in cultivating and promoting native North American plant species for both retail and wholesale customers. GroWild has over 1,000 species and cultivars of native perennials, wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, vines, and grasses. They specialize in a variety of native plant services including green roofs, rain gardens, parks and natural areas. They are growers available for contract, custom growing and will sell to the public by appointment. To visit the nursery, please ...
Tennessee Naturescapes was started in 2007 in response to the need for more commercially available native plants. The majority of their plants are propagated from locally sourced, legally harvested seed and parent material. It supplies native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers that support pollinators, birds, and local ecosystems.
Millers Cove Native Plants mission is to increase availability of native plants to support pollinators, wildlife, and natural beauty. Specializing in pollinator plants, host plants, and other high value wildlife plants. Local ecotypes. Licensed nursery not open to the public. Plants are available at our self-serve plant stand in Walland. Plants are available by pickup only, they do not ship plants.
Shy Valley Farm's mission is to provide the plants that will help you create spaces that nourish your spirit, mind, and body, and have a positive impact on our fragile planet. They focus on wildlife friendly, low maintenance, and useful native plants. Call for appointment.