Find Sources of Seeds and Plants


Looking for a particular plant or nursery? These resources can help you locate what you want.

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Spotlights
For a Wide Variety of Seeds and Plants
PlantScout

Dave's Garden.

Enter your plant name for a search of over 150 mail order catalogs. You can also browse vendor catalogs.
Gardening Catalogs/Seed Companies

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Includes links to selected seed companies, both major and specialized, and the "Mother Earth News Seed and Plant Finder," a Google Custom Search Engine that searches 620 sites.
Cyndi's Catalog of Garden Catalogs

Cyndi Johnson.

A list of over 2,000 mail-order gardening catalogs, mostly with links. Browse the entire list, or browse by the supplier's plant specialty.
Useful Resources: Seeds

University of California-Davis. Vegetable Research & Information Center.

Lists both agricultural seed companies and home garden seed companies.
Garden Watchdog Guide to Gardening by Mail

Dave's Garden.

Directory of over 7,000 mail order gardening catalogs, with postings of gardeners' opinions about quality, price and service.
Plant Information Online (Andersen Horticultural Library)

University of Minnesota Libraries. Andersen Horticultural Library.

Allows one to identify vendors of specific plants. Includes a searchable directory of more than 1000 U.S. and Canadian nurseries. You can also find citations about specific plants, and images of them.
Mail Order Vegetable Seed Sources for the New Jersey Gardener

Rutgers University. Cooperative Extension.

Lists companies from around the U.S. (Use link to pdf for document.)
For Native Plants, Organic Seeds and Other Special Categories
Directory of Heirloom Plant Nurseries

OldHouseJournal.com.

A state-by-state list.
Seed Savers Exchange

Seed Savers Exchange.

Non-profit organization's source for sharing, buying and learning about heirloom varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Directory of Organic Seed Suppliers

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

Database of organic seed vendors of both agronomic and horticultural crops. Searchable by keyword and location.
National Suppliers Directory (for Native Plants)

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Search by your location or known name of nursery to find businesses that sell native plants or seeds.
National Organizations Directory

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Use "category" drop-down search box to find native plant societies, which often hold or know about native plant sales.
Medicinal Herb, Seed, and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky

University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service.

Lists common medicinal plants and identifies where each can be purchased. Includes ginseng and goldenseal. Nursery locations are across the U.S.
2012 Nursery Guide for Berry and Small Fruit Crops

Cornell University. Department of Horticulture.

Cross references scores of cultivars with the nurseries that sell them; also lists businesses that sell berry crops.