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Native Plant Nursery

Buying Native Plants

Thank you for your support and for planting native!

The Preserve is the premier place in the Delaware Valley to see and buy plants native to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Delaware Valley. Explore the more than 700 native plant species growing throughout the Preserve. Before you leave, visit our nursery marketplace, where you can select from more than 200 species of high-quality native plants—including perennial wildflowers, vines, ferns, shrubs, and trees that are offered for sale throughout the growing
season.

Our nursery opens for the season on April 3rd for Preserve members and April 4th to the general public.

 

While you are shopping the marketplace, look for our Piece of the Preserve seal, which identifies plants grown from our own collection. These plants have proven their ability to thrive in our local environment, and purchasing them allows you to take home a ‘Piece of the Preserve.’ Purchasing native plants from the Preserve will allow you to create a more natural, sustainable, wildlife-friendly garden. It is a great way to enhance your local environment, attract more native pollinating insects and birds, and beautify your landscape.

Purchasing native plants from our nursery supports all of our operations, including our informative educational programs. It also supports one of our primary missions—enhancing the biodiversity of our local ecosystem by placing more native plants in gardens like yours. Our knowledgeable staff and Garden Guides are on hand to answer your questions and help you choose the native plants that will grow best in your garden. Free resource material, including native plant recommendations for your specific growing conditions, is also available. Tour our demonstration gardens around our Marketplace and Visitor Center, which feature suggested native plant combinations.

Please plan on visiting us and beginning to create your own native plant garden today. Thank you for your support and for planting native plants!

Please note the following availability list is subject to change without notice and does not guarantee stock.

Policy: Pulling and Holding Plants

 Any order with a sales value of $500 or greater may be pulled if there is sufficient staff/volunteer time to do so. Payment must be taken in advance of pulling the order and complete contact information obtained from the purchaser. The plants will be held for no longer than two weeks.  If the plants are not picked up within two weeks, they will be returned to stock, and a refund check will be issued and mailed to the customer.
The same process applies to orders selected (pulled) by customers but not taken home the same day (such as due to transportation space). The plants must be paid for on the day selected and complete contact information obtained from the purchaser.  The plants will be held for no longer than two weeks.  If the plants are not picked up within two weeks, they will be returned to stock, and a refund check will be issued and mailed to the customer.

Policy: Returning Pots

We appreciate the kindness many of our customers and supporters show with this gesture, but the nursery cannot accept any used pots, including those bought initially from us. We do not currently have a sanitization process to ensure no cross-contamination.

However, in a step towards a more sustainable future, we have created a pilot recycling program for 4” pots from plants purchased from our nursery. The pots will be recycled through TerraCycle.

We will only accept our own 4” perennial pots. Clean 4” pots with the BHWP barcode label should be rinsed and wiped free of residue. Pots not meeting these criteria will not be accepted.

WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 10 am - 1 pm

WHERE: At the Moore Pavilion across from the admissions shed.

Grow Houses

Greenhouse

The greenhouse was built in 2014 and provides more than 1,600 square feet of all-season growing space. The temperature-controlled environment allows us to grow plants both for our spring opening and late into the year.

The greenhouse’s construction was made possible by the financial support of: the Bucks County Foundation; The McLean Contributionship; the Norman Raab Foundation; the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program; the Stanley Smith Horticulture Trust; and individuals who made private donations.

Hoop Houses

Three centrally located hoop house enable us to shelter additional plants all year long. Each one is fitted with an irrigation system, shade cloths and anti-weed mat linings on the ground. During the colder months, plastic insulates the hoop houses to protect the plants from extreme weather and pests.

Propagation House

The propagation house serves many purposes, including seed storage and refrigeration, and storage for signs, soil, soil amendments, fertilizer, pots, trays and tools. It is also our primary hub for seed cleaning and processing. The eaves overhanging the front of the building allow propagation volunteers to pot plants even during inclement weather.