Your yard -- and the kinds of plants in it -- matters more than you may know. Native plants play a very important role in providing the food birds need to survive and thrive in a way that non-native plants cannot do.
Where to find native plants?
These retailers are all participating partners of Audubon North Carolina's Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year program. To see the 2018 list, click here.
Mountain Region Retailers
- A Growing Concern
- Appalachian Creek Garden Center
- B.B. Barns
- Botanical Treasures
- Bullington Gardens
- Carolina Native Nursery
- Chattooga Gardens
- Henn's Plant Farm
- Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek (Online-ordering and mail-order only)
- Gardens of the Blue Ridge
- Mellie Mac's Garden Shack
- Midtown Garden Market
- The Mustard Seed Market
- Natural Selections Nursery (By appointment only)
- Painters Greenhouse
- Raymond's Garden Center
- Red Root Native Nursery (By appointment only)
- Reems Creek Nursery
- Rose's Garden Shop
- Roundstone Native Seed
- Sandy Mush Herb Nursery
- The Garden Spot
- Thyme In the Garden
- Weaver's Nursery
Piedmont Retailers
- Atlantic Avenue Orchid & Garden
- Carolina Heritage Nursery
- Cure Nursery
- Dearness Gardens
- Durham Garden Center
- Edgefield Plant & Stone Center
- Fairview Garden Center
- Farmstead Nursery
- Field to Cottage Nursery (By Appointment)
- Fifth Season Gardening Co.
- Fisher and Daughters Nursery
- Frank's Perennial Border
- Garden Grove Nursery
- Garden Supply Company
- Gethsemane Gardens and Nursery (By Appointment)
- Guilford Garden Center
- Homewood Nursery
- House of Plants
- LA Reynolds Garden Showcase
- Living Landscapes
- Logan Trading Company
- Lumber River Native Plants (wholesale)
- Mellow Marsh Farm
- Mitchell's Nursery & Greenhouse
- New Garden Gazebo
- Niche Gardens
- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- Norwood Road Garden
- Pam's Perennial Plant Farm
- Piedmont Feed & Garden Center
- Pike Nurseries
- Price Nursery & Landscaping
- Ralph Modlin Nursery
- Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest
- Reynolda Nursery & Landscaping
- Ross Farms
- Roundstone Native Seed
- Shouse Nursery
- South Pleasantburg Nursery
- Southern States – Carrboro Service
- Southern Style Nursery & Garden Center
- Soviero's Tri-County Garden Center
- Stone Bros. & Byrd
- T. Bagge Garden Shop, Old Salem Museum & Gardens
- Tarheel Nursery
- Taylor Family Greenhouse
- The Garden Hut
- The Lil' Briar Patch
Find region specific native plant guides
Help Chimney Swifts
Chimney Swifts depend on human-made structures for nesting and for roosting every night. Find out how you can help by counting swifts or even building a nesting tower.
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