good sources for plants

Retail Nurseries in Thurston County

Black Lake Organic
4711 Black Lake Boulevard SW
360-786-0537
http://www.blacklakeorganic.com
Fairmeadow Nursery
3110 Libby Road NE
360-570-8296
Steamboat Island Nursery
8424 Steamboat Island Road
360-866-2516
http://www.steamboatislandnursery.com/
Fairie Herb Gardens
6236 Elm Street SE (Tumwater)
360-754-9249
http://www.fairiegardens.net
Perennial Gardener
5424 Boston Harbor Road NE
754-8084
Laurie’s Native Plants
Wide selection of native plants
By appointment only. Call: 360-943-8243

Retail Nurseries outside of Thurston County

Peninsula Gardens
Gig Harbor, WA.
253-851-8115
http://www.peninsulagardens.com
Retail and wholesale.
Shore Road Nursery
Port Angeles, WA.
360-457-1536
Retail Nursery growing northwest natives.
Woodbrook Nursery
Gig Harbor, WA.
253-265-6271
www.woodbrooknativeplantnursery.com
Carries a wide variety of native and drought-tolerant species.
Hood Canal Nurseries
Mike Driscoll
Port Gamble, WA.
360-297-7555
Wallace W Hansen's Northwest Native Plants
Salem, OR.
(503) 581-2636
http://www.nwplants.com

Wholesale Nursery

Sound Native Plants
360-352-4122
http://www.soundnativeplants.com
Will sell to public for orders over $100. Note that their primary market is for restoration, therefore plants are most available in fall and winter.
Fourth Corner Nurseries
Bellingham, WA.
800-416-8640
http://www.fourthcornernurseries.com
Sells bare root and containerized plants by mail order.

Seeds and Small Plants

Bare-root Plants

Thurston Conservation District
360-754-3588
TCD has an annual sale in the late winter and offers conservation-grade plants at exceptionally low prices. Advanced orders taken until mid-January.

Salvaging

Read the section on salvaging techniques and ethics in Grow Your Own Native Landscape, go to WSU/ Thurston County Extension "How to Salvage Guide" or volunteer with the Native Plant Salvage Project.

Native Plant Salvage Project/ Foundation