Public Botanical Gardens
Visit these gardens to see native plants in a landscape setting. This will help you visualize how mature plants will look in your own garden. Be aware that all of these gardens have both native and exotic plant species.
- Florida Botanical Gardens - Largo
- Folly Farms Nature Preserve - Safety Harbor
- Gisella Kopsick Palm Arboretum - palms and cycads
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota
- USF Botanical Gardens - Tampa
Local Native Nurseries
Most native plant nurseries and retailers provide discounts to FNPS members, so be sure to present your membership card when shopping.
*Pinellas FNPS business members
Near Pinellas:
- Sweet Bay Nursery (Manatee County - Parrish; huge selection)
- Little Red Wagon Native Nursery (Hillsborough County - south Tampa; butterfly plant specialist)
- J.P. Charisma (Hillsborough County - online; butterfly plants, edible/medicinal plants)
- Springer Environmental Services (Hillsborough County - Plant City; retail nursery, landscape design, maintenance services)
Native Plant Growers Associations
- Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN) (website for growers/nurseries)
- Plant Real Florida (FANN retail site for consumers)
- Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
- Wildflower Seed & Plant Growers Assocation
