Plant Natives 2021!

Thank you to the generous sponsors, vendors and exhibitors for Plant Natives 2021!
Please visit their websites and support the important products and services that they provide.

VIRTUAL EXHIBITORS

Bees on a Bicycle
Contact: Cath Shaw Truelove
Phone: 703/ 225-9686
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.beesonabicycle.com/
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An urban garden center with a regenerative, sustainable approach. Found at 1909 Market Street in the heart of Chattanooga, Bees on a Bicycle features pollinator-friendly garden options such as native plants, organic veggies and herbs, compost and more. More information at beesonabicycle.com with frequent updates on Facebook and Instagram.

Dream Gardens
Contact: Scott Drucker
Phone: 423/ 822-6052
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://dreamgardensusa.com/
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Landscape Design and Installation.

We do custom design in the metro Chattanooga area for over 13 years. Specializing in many styles including, Native, Cottage, Formal…. Historic and New Construction enhancement with appropriate planting.

Grace Episcopal Church
20 Belvoir Ave., Chattanooga TN 37411
Phone: 423/ 698-2433
Website: https://www.saygrace.net/

We are an Episcopal Church, located in the historic Belvoir neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Our campus is a Certified Wildlife Habitat and registered Monarch Waystation providing green space to the surrounding neighborhoods from dawn until dusk. You can learn more about our congregation at saygrace.net

Greg Haynes Botanical & Garden Art
Contact: Greg Haynes
Phone: 423/ 771-1449
Email: [email protected]
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Artist offering native botanical prints, notecards, and outdoor garden art.

Izel Native Plants
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 410/ 989-3721
Website: www.izelplants.com
Online sales only.
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Izel Native Plants is a unique e-commerce store that solves the challenge of sourcing native plants. By combining the inventories of wholesale growers and nurseries from the east coast to the midwest, Izel offers an unparalleled selection of plants sold in flats of plugs, in quarts, and in 3.5” pots. The website is user-friendly, informative, and allows for an easy checkout process. All orders are shipped from the grower directly to the customer. Trade and non-trade customers are welcome!

Let Nature Happen
Contact: Dennis Bishop
Email: [email protected]
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Blog on building a self-conserving native landscape.

Roundstone Native Seed Company
Upton, Kentucky
270/ 531-3034
Email: [email protected]

View and download the catalog.
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Quality Native Seed, Regionally Grown and Adapted to your Area.
Over 300 Species and 125 Standard Mixes.

Sequatchie Valley Institute
Carol Kimmons, Director of Art and Education at Sequatchie Valley Institute
1233 Cartwright Loop, Whitwell, TN 37397
Phone: 404/ 698-5444
Email: [email protected]
Sequatchie Valley Institute website: https://svionline.org
Liquidambar Gallery website: https://liquidambarsvi.wordpress.com
Liquidambar Gallery Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/liquidambargallery.SVI

The Sequatchie Valley Institute offers opportunities to experience and learn about living in harmony with nature by providing:

tours for kids, scouts, and adults: permaculture gardens, forest trails and solar hand-crafted structures
workshops and programs emphasizing healthy natural and sustainable living
education, research, and art programming
three hundred acres of forest with trails, protected forever by the Land Trust for Tennessee
a tree-top retreat center available for meetings, retreats, weddings, and other events
Liquidambar Art Gallery presenting fine art by local artists, hiking and picnicking

OUTDOOR NATIVE PLANT MARKETPLACE
NURSERIES & VENDORS

Carolina Wild
314 Camellia Drive, Anderson, SC 29625
Contact: Christina Bruner
Phone: 864 / 261-0659
Email: [email protected]
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Established in 2002, Carolina Wild is a family owned and operated native plant nursery located in Anderson, SC. We provide quality nursery-propagated native perennials, shrubs, and vines for the Southeastern United States. Our selection encompasses plants for nearly any condition. With over 100 species in our propagation program, almost everyone from beginning gardener to native collectors will find something different and unique for their garden.

Taking advanced orders for the Outdoor Native Plant Marketplace using our Square site at https://carolina-wild-native-plant-nursery.square.site/ through March 25th. These orders will be available for pick-up at the event on March 27th (9am – 3pm).

City of Chattanooga
Rain garden and rain barrel reimbursements through RainSmart:
http://www.chattanooga.gov/public-works/water-quality-program/rainsmart

http://www.chattanooga.gov/public-works/water-quality-program/rainsmart/rain-barrel-distribution-day

Volunteering Opportunities with the Parks Stewards Program:

timecounts.org/chaparks

Free trees through Growing Resilient Neighborhoods:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-5G3Az76Zvwf576YFWxfBX1na18_mIIB2OVq9Et0JcBzehA/viewform

Find qualified arborists:
treesaregood.org

General

http://www.chattanooga.gov/public-works

Linda Fraser, Botanical Artist
Contact: Linda Fraser
Phone: 404/ 351-9849
Mobile: 404/702-3712
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lindafraserartist.com/
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Linda Fraser is a botanical artist who specializes in native plants of the southeastern United States. She has created over 150 watercolor and colored pencil paintings of Southeastern native plants, grouping those found blooming side by side in their specific environment. She also “captures the moment in a garden” by including many colorful insects and other critters hiding or chewing on those plants. Her work is available as prints and on notecards.

Garden Delights Garden Center
Pine Mountain GA
Contact: Ernest Koone, III
Phone: 706/ 663-4991
Email: [email protected]
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We are the largest grower of Southeastern native azaleas and their varieties and hybrids, in the south. We also grow a selection of other native plants of the southeast.

Native Plant Rescue Squad
Knoxville, TN
Contact: Gerry & Joy Grissom
Phone: 731/ 610-6984
Pre-order plants for pickup at March 27 Outdoor Native Plant Marketplace
Email: [email protected]
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The Native Plant Rescue Squad (NPRS) is an educational non-profit dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the rich diversity of native flora in East Tennessee. NPRS works with entities such as builders, developers and land owners, to rescue native plants that would otherwise be destroyed during clearing, building and development. The rescued plants are then made available for educational opportunities and restoration projects, with the goal of increasing the overall ecological health of our region.

NewTerra Compost
Normand Lavoie | Co-Founder | Owner
Phone: 908/ 797-1355
Website: https://www.newterracompost.com/

NewTerra Compost provides homes, restaurants, education centers, hotels, businesses and events a better solution for disposal of food residuals and compostables. With convenient drop off locations across North Georgia and Chattanooga, everyone has the ability to make sure their food residuals don’t go to a landfill. And for large producers, we offer convenient weekly or biweekly pickup. We offer solutions for all organic residuals, so contact us today and find out how we can help you divert food residuals to compost.

Night Song Native Plant Nursery
1095 Epperson Rd., Canton GA 30115
Contact: Edward & Katy Ross
Phone: 770/ 401-8896
Email: [email protected]
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Night Song Nursery provides sustainably sourced and grown native plants for Georgia and the southeast. We believe in more than just planting pretty landscapes. We believe in planting native wildlife habitat that contributes to and supports biodiversity.

Overhill Gardens
1404 Citico Road, Vonore TN 37885
Contact: Avi Askey
Phone: 423/ 295-5003
Email: [email protected]
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At Overhill Gardens of East Tennessee, the mission is to model and encourage beautiful and sustainable landscapes by providing high-quality, nursery-propagated native plants and design/build services for natural gardening and habitat development.

Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center
400 Garden Rd., Chattanooga TN 37419
Phone: 423/ 596-1573
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Shy Valley Farm
315 Ridge Road, Fall Branch TN 37656
Contact: Christy Shivell
Phone: 423/348-6570
Email: [email protected]
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Shy Valley Farm is a family owned nursery operating out of the Tri-Cities area in East Tennessee since 2001. We propagate and grow a wide selection of native wildflowers, ferns, grasses, trees, and shrubs, emphasizing low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly, and useful plants. We use and promote sustainable landscape practices. Our plants are produced without synthetic herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. An easy, countryside excursion from I-81 at exit 50. Open by appointment.

Tant Hill Farm
Contact: Mark Tant
Phone: 423/ 637-9793
Email: [email protected]
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Tant Hill Farm is a local market grower of greens grown October-May. Tant Hill Farm is a 100-year old farm that still has the old homestead, barn and hand dug well in use. The land is on rolling hills and fertile soil that give a perfect environment to produce naturally grown fruits and vegetables. There are no chemicals or man-made products used on the farm.

Tennessee Native Plant Society
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.tnps.org/

The Tennessee Native Plant Society, a 502(c)(3) non-profit, offers guided hikes across Tennessee to view our native plants in their habitat. This year we also provide monthly Native Plant Seminars via zoom. We will be selling memberships and our Wildflower books at our booth at the March 27th Outdoor Native Plant Marketplace.

Tennessee Naturescapes
2131 Oliver Springs Highway, Clinton TN 37716
Contact: Richard Curzon
Phone: 865 / 730-3122
Email: [email protected]
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Selling native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. We sell plants in person and also do mail order for states east of Mississippi.

Thomas Nursery
461 Wilson Newby Rd., McMinnville TN 37110
Contact: Scott Thomas
Phone: 931/ 808-4141
Email: [email protected]
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Thomas Nursery specializes in North American container-grown native trees and shrubs. Trees will be available in 1-gal., 2-gal., and 3-gal. containers. The focus of Thomas Nursery is to produce top quality trees where each species is true to its name.

WaterWays
PO Box 4437, Chattanooga TN 37405
Contact: MaryBeth Sutton
Phone: 423/ 413-3298
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://mywaterways.org/

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WaterWays is a 17 year old non profit organization dedicated to empowering our community citizens to protect and restore their waterways. We start with education with the goal of enabling positive actions to protect our waterways. Our My Tennessee: Clean Water Starts Here Awards celebrate homeowners who use creek friendly practices and landscaping at their homes, including use of native plants. We also sponsor a stream adoption program in which groups pick sections of creeks to steward.

MEDIA SPONSORS

Phone: 423/ 756-6900
Website: https://www.timesfreepress.com/

The Times Free Press has served its community for a century and a half, since 1869 when the Chattanooga Daily Times was created. Today the paper reaches the largest audience of any media outlet in the Chattanooga region and serves readers in Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama. The paper’s daily newspaper appeals to a diverse audience, partly due to its unique editorial structure offering both liberal and conservative editorial pages. The Times Free Press has consistently been acknowledged for superior news reporting and overall journalistic excellence, including receiving the top Tennessee Press Association award, General Excellence, five times in the past six years; spots on the “10 Newspapers That Do It Right” list; and the top award in a Society of Professional Journalists’ contest among 11 Southeastern states. The newspaper has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize three times since 2013.

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SPONSORS

VIRTUAL EXHIBITORS

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