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National Suppliers Directory
This directory has been compiled to make it easier to find businesses that sell native plants or seeds and provide professional landscape or consulting services. Use the search options below to find help for your native plant needs or click here to add your business to the directory. Associates offer Wildflower Center members a discount on merchandise or services.
Silk Tree Gardens
65 Harlem Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Region: Northeast
Phone: (203) 870-6213Goods & Services
Nursery
Seed Company Landscape Professional Environmental Consultant
Year Established: 2007
Native Plant Experience
Percent of projects or inventory using native plants: 75%
Consult on native plant projects
Track provenance (origin) of native plant materials
Associate Program
Belong to Wildflower Center Associate Program
Discount to WFC Members: Landscaping Services discount - 15% - Wildflower Center members
Description: Container tree nursery and urban/suburban lawn and landscaping business in Connecticut; Conservation of native tree species a primary interest; Forest and wildlife habitat preservation in public open space, parks, golf courses, and State and Federal lands. Expansion of business plan includes a specific native plant tree nursery in Albuquerque, NM in 2009-2010
Credentials: Connecticut State Plant Nursery Registration and Certification (Yearly)
Native plant source
| Self-operated Nursery |
| Native Plant Society |
| Transplant from Wild |
| Contract Grower |
| Wild-collected Seed |
| Buy Commercial Seed |
| Other: Bareroot trees |
Sales
| Retail |
| Wholesale |
| Over the counter |
| Mail order |
| Phone order |
| Online catalog |
Product types
| Trees |
| Shrub |
| Cacti/Succulents |
| Grasses/Grasslike |
| Ferns |
| Aquatic |
| Perennials |
| Annuals |
| Other: |
Community specializations
| Prairie/Grassland |
| Forest/Woodland |
| Wetland/Aquatic |
| Alpine/Mountain |
| Coastal/Dune |
| Desert |
| Other: Restoration Sites including Urban Spaces, Parks, and Mining Sites |
Delivery formats
| Containerized |
| Ball & Burlap |
| Bare root |
| Rooted Cuttings |
| Plugs/Liners |
| Seeds |
| Other: |
Landscape specialization
| Residential |
| Commercial/Office |
| Large Corporate Grounds |
| Parkland/Open Space |
| Nature Centers and Preserves |
| Roadside Revegetation/Soil Stabilization |
| Industrial Projects |
| Other: |
Landscape services
| Garden design |
| Contract growing |
| Landscape architect |
| Site analysis |
| Land use |
| Maintenance plans |
Consultant specialization
| Prairie |
| Woodland |
| Freshwater |
| Saltwater |
| All Habitats |
| Other: Desert |
Consultant services
| Species Inventory |
| Site Assessments |
| Survey Natural Areas |
| Post Vegetation |
| Land Use |
| Restoration |
| Wetland |
| Other: River/Creek Stabilization/Erosion Control |
Seed services
| Contract Supplier |
| Custom Mixes |
| Project Installation |
| Other: Local delivery of bulk quantity of trees |
Nursery services
| Contract Grower |
| Installation |
| Floral Arrangement |
| Interiorscapes |
| Maintenance |
| Other: Local delivery of bulk quantity of trees |
Last Update: 2012-05-03
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