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Native Plants in Claremont

Looking forward to supporting your native plant projects in 2023, with quality plants, knowledgeable staff and an informative and fun nursery experience. Conveniently located in Claremont (north Pickering). Make a day of it! See you in Claremont!

Karen and Rob

Native Plants in Claremont

Public Retail Nursery Hours

Fridays & Saturdays: 10am - 3pm
Research your desired plants on our Plant Database and come to our nursery to shop. Staff will assist. No need to pre-order plants.

Wholesale Customers Nursery Hours

Wednesdays: 10am - 3pm

Wholesale customers are municipalities, conservation authorities, schools, organizations, nurseries and landscapers.

Every Wednesday is Wholesale Customer Day, where you can bring your list to shop for your plants at our nursery. No need to pre-order. Staff can assist. If over $500, we can deliver the plants you select, within our delivery area.

For orders of 300 plants or more, you may download our 2023 Wholesale Plant & Price List & Order Form and complete and email us the form, or simply send us an email with your wish list.

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FEDEX Boxed Plants

Shop our Boxed Plants and get it Couriered, via FedEX, to your home or business!
Image Lance-leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Starting from: $6.00
Image Smooth Aster Symphyotrichum leave
$4.25
Image Blue Vervain Verbena hastata
$4.25
Image Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Starting from: $8.00
Image Square-stemmed Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens
$4.25
Image Wild Ginger Asarum canadense
$8.00
Image Stiff-Leaved Goldenrod Solidago rigida
$4.25
Image Round - Headed Bushclover Lespedeza capitata
$4.25
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Online Plants

Shop for plants online from the comfort of your home!
Image Flat-topped White Aster Doellingeria umbellata
Starting from: $8.00
Round-Leaved Dogwood Cornus rugosa
$22.00
Image Grey Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
$4.25
Image Prairie Milkweed Asclepias sullivantii
$4.25
Image Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
$4.25
Image Beach Marram Grass Ammophila breviligulata
$8.00
Image Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus
Starting from: $8.00
Image Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenufolium
$4.25
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Native Plants in Claremont - Garden Design

We Design Gardens!

We have the know how. You have the garden. Contact us for a consultation to see how we can work with you to design your native plant garden.
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Native Plants in Claremont - Recommended Landscapers

Native Plant Garden Expertise

Looking for professional help with installing your native plant gardens? Perhaps one of the businesses listed here would be right for you.
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Native Plants in Claremont - Wildflower Kits

Wildflower Kits

Native Wildflower Kits are available for purchase at the nursery (2 per customer)! Species may vary throughout the season depending on availability.
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Native Plants in Claremont - Seed Packets

Seed Packets

Grow beautiful native wildflowers and attract butterflies and other pollinators with our mix or single species seed packets.
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Native Plants in Claremont - Gift Certificates

Gift Certificates

Our gift certificates are available through our Online Store!  We will mail them to you or directly to your gift recipient.
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Native Plants in Claremont - Delivery

Delivery

Can't visit us in Claremont? We will deliver our plants right to your door in Peel Region, York Region, Toronto and Durham Region.
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About Native Plants in Claremont

Native Plants in Claremont is a nursery devoted to the increased awareness and restoration of Ontario's native plants and their habitats, growing a diversity of quality native plants and to providing an enhanced retail experience for customers. Native Plants in Claremont was opened in 2006. Proprietor Karen Abrahams and husband Rob Messervey operate the nursery with knowledgeable employees and share the love of Ontario's natural areas and native flora with native plant gardeners across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.

Duffins Creek flows through the 15 acre nursery property, conveniently located in Ontario's Greenbelt land in picturesque Claremont (north Pickering).

At Native Plants in Claremont we acknowledge that the land where the nursery is located is within the Treaty and Traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Williams Treaties signatories of the Mississauga and Chippewas Nations. We are reminded of the relationship with First Nations People and with the ancestral lands on which we work, live, learn and share.

We respectfully acknowledge the autonomy, beauty and complexity of native plants and the essential part they play in a healthy, sustainable environment.

We specialize in growing over 150 species of native sedges, grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and a few trees. Plants are primarily seed grown and we adhere to the North American Native Plants Society Guidelines for Commercial Native Plants Growers, and the Society of Ecological Restoration – Ontario Chapter Native Plant Grower Guidelines (last revised 2010). For example, for rarer plants we collect seed once and establish source plants at our nursery; for many species we establish seed beds at our nursery to harvest seed from and re-establish them occasionally to avoid selecting for nursery grown plants; we collect no more that 10% of seed from any population and select from a number of individuals. Seeds are collected mostly in Ontario Seed Zone 34 (GTA), and also in 35/36 (east of GTA) and some in 37 (west of GTA).

For some species which readily grow vegetatively (e.g., Mayapple, Wild Strawberry), as well as growing these from seed we will also sustainably harvest plants from our established nursery beds. We purchase and re-sell some plants from local and trusted nurseries.

We regularly monitor plant health and diagnose problems. Our IPM strategy focuses on preventative measures. When necessary we intervene to control pests and disease using organic and biodegradable products. We are gradually reducing our reliance on inorganic fertilizers by regularly watering new seedlings before transplant with compost extract. We are gradually reducing our reliance on peat based growing medium by mixing it with organic compost for our larger potted plants. We are gradually reducing our reliance on buying plastic pots and trays by encouraging our customers to return ours so we can wash them with concentrated vinegar, for re-use.

We are close to Toronto and minutes from many famous trails and attractions. Stop by the nursery and then explore the Trans Canada Trail, Duffin's Creek, Durham Regional Forest, Oak Ridges Moraine, Pickering Museum Village, Claremont Field Centre, historical downtown Uxbridge. We supply plants to conservation organizations, wholesale customers such as landscapers and nurseries and to the public for their home gardens. Visit us for plants for your home or community gardens, schools grounds, garden centres, restoration plantings and landscape customers.

New gardeners and native plant enthusiasts are welcome! See you in Claremont!