Dropseed Native Plant Nursery
Goshen, Kentucky
About
Dropseed Native Plant Nursery is a leading provider of high-quality, local-genetic native plants and seeds for restoration and landscape projects in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. With over 25 years of experience in natural areas management and ecological restoration, the nursery's staff is committed to protecting the region's native species and natural communities. Customers can expect to find a diverse selection of native grasses, sedges, trees, shrubs, ferns, and forbs that are expertly grown to thrive in local conditions, attracting pollinators and supporting healthy ecosystems. Dropseed Nursery's science-based approach to natural area management and restoration ensures that the plants and services they offer are of the highest quality, making them a trusted partner for both small backyard projects and large-scale ecological initiatives.
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We needed some native shrubs and ferns for a heavily shaded area in our yard. So off we went to Dropseed Native Plant Nursery...what a charming place. The owner gave us expert suggestions on our purchases. Lots to choose from. We can't wait to go back! Reasonable prices and healthy, lovely plants.
Just opened for the spring 2024 season. Open Fridays and Saturdays, 9-4, through June 29, 2024. There's also a fall season, don't know the dates for that. Very pretty location, enjoyable to wander around. Didn't have several of the plants I wanted, but they will be available later this year. Owner was very helpful, answered tons of questions. Some of the plants were thriving, but some looked a little sad.
Plants arrived in great shape and Margaret e-mailed me right after I placed my order to let me know when they would ship, and e-mailed again when they shipped - very helpful and much appreciated! I also liked that the packaging was all recyclable, compostable, and non-plastic (except for some packing tape). I ordered bluebells / mertensia virginica, bur sedge / carex grayi, sweet william / phlox divaricata, sundrops / oenothera fruticosa, wild geranium / geranium maculatum, and prairie dropseed / sporobolus heterolepis. My picture was taken after I unpacked them and moved them into containers. Now, it's about 2 weeks later and my plants are all still thriving.
I order plants all the time from online retailers and this is by far the worst. Absolutely no care taken at all with packaging. Everything was just wrapped in damp newspaper and none of the boxes said this side up or anything. All the plants and dirt were in the bottom of the box out of their containers. Only one plant had a label. I will never order from here again, which is a shame because they carry native plants that no one else does. Super disappointed.
What a lovely experience. This is a wonderful place to pick up native plants!