I list (in alphabetical order) my favorite plant nurseries & the beginnings of a list of seed suppliers and sources of local medicinal herbs for various regions by the state in which they are found. The nurseries are particularly good for native plants and/or multi-use plants (edible, medicinal, crafts, wildlife habitat, forage, windbreak species, et cetera).

Arizona

Cornville

Seeds Trust - High Altitudes Gardens
Specializing in great-tasting heirloom vegetable seed, emphasizing organic and wild-collected seed, and also including native wildflower and grass seed.
www.seedstrust.com

Flagstaff

Flagstaff Native Plant and Seed
www.nativeplantandseed.com

Pearce (and Bisbee and Sierra Vista (AZ) Farmers’ Markets)

Spadefoot Nursery
Regional natives for the uplands of southeastern Arizona.
spadefoot@vtc.net

Tucson

Bach’s Cactus Nursery
Many cacti… ask which have the tastiest fruit.
(520) 744-3333

Civano Nursery
Good nursery on the southeast side of town with natives and fruit trees.
(520) 546-9200

Coronado Heights Nursery
Owner Bernie operates this nursery in her backyard beside her husband’s native seed company, Wildlands Restoration. They’re great people and Bernie can take contract grow-outs. She propagates her plants in extra-deep pots which encourage deeper root-growth and greater success-in-survival rates. This is not typically a retail business.
(520) 882-0969

Desert Survivors
This non-profit nursery is a great source of native plants.
(520) 791-9309

Desert Tortoise Botanicals
John Slattery’s site for Tucson-area wildcrafted medicinals and herbal education.
www.desertortoisebotanicals.com

Mesquite Valley Growers
The largest nursery in our area.
(520) 721-8600

Plants for the Southwest
Knowledgeable owners and interesting selection of native and dryland plants.
(520) 628-8773

Tohono Chul
Many natives, some you don’t usually find elsewhere. They have extensive gardens where you can see mature specimens of all the plants they sell.
(520) 742-6455

Tucson Botanical Gardens Nursery
At their plant sales you can often find some selections that you can’t get elsewhere.
(520) 326-9255

California

Occidental

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
www.oaec.org

San Juan Capistrano

Tree of Life Nursery
Excellent source of native California plants
www.californianativeplants.com

Watsonville

Santa Cruz Olive Tree Nursery
Over 40 varietals available and THEY MAIL ORDER TREES.
www.santacruzolive.com

New Mexico

Central & Northern

Tooley’s Trees
A wholesale nursery in Truchas, NM, on the highroad between Santa Fe and Taos, at 7,800′. Focusing on varieties that are drought tolerant and adapted to high pH, we grow species trees, shrubs and grafted fruits. We grow in 12″, 16″ and 18″ root control bags. Our stock is grown with organic certified fertilizer. We have many heirloom and uncommon varieties of grafted apples, plums, pears and cherries. Our grafts are on rootstocks carefully selected to match climate and soil types in this area.
tooleystrees.com

Albuquerque

Plants of the Southwest
www.plantsofthesouthwest.com

Santa Fe

Plants of the Southwest
www.plantsofthesouthwest.com

Santa Fe Greenhouses/High Country Gardens
www.santafegreenhouses.com

Silver City
Lone Mountain Natives
lonemtn@q.com

North Carolina

Asheville area
Useful Plants Nursery (Black Mountain)
www.usefulplants.org

Sandy Mush Herb Nursery (Leicester)
www.sandymushherbs.com

Paradise Gardens
(828) 675-5664

Oregon

Oregon Exotics Rare Fruit Nursery
www.exoticfruit.com

Virginia

Edible Landscaping
Great source of edible plants and THEY MAIL ORDER.
www.eat-it.com

Australia

Send Me Seeds Pip
This is a small, newly started (as of April 2009) business based out of Melbourne, Australia. They send out seasonal seed subscriptions which include varieties of seasonal, organic, non-hybrid and heirloom vegetable and herb seeds along with gardening tips and recipes.
www.sendmeseedspip.com