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WHY Native Plants?
Why Native Plants and Naturalization? Our yards are excellent locations for helping re-establish natural communities that existed here prior to European settlement. Development threatens global ecology as more and more species are being pushed out of their natural environments. The loss of any species results in an irreversible effect on all others, including us. Over thousands of years, species have developed adaptations to thrive in this climate and environment as well as close relationships with all other living things in their communities. Bringing back threatened native plant species will gradually allow wildlife dependent on them to return. Assess the area you would like to naturalize as sunny, shaded, or partly shaded, moist or dry and select the species accordingly. Many plants will tolerate a variety of conditions. To research what native plants would grow in your yard, check out natural places similar to yours in parks and conservation areas close to you. Taking plants from the wilderness is a threat to natural communities. Plant rescues from areas that are being developed or threatened helps ensure their survival provided they are replanted into similar environments. Natural Themes Native Plant Nursery primarily acquires stock by seed collection, taking cuttings and by division of plants in the Natural Themes gardens. Other stock is purchased from a tree and shrub nursery or originates from tractor trails and edges of fields where plants collected are threatened by vehicle use and a farming...
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Species Stock
We have over 200 species of plants native to North America including wildflowers, grasses, ferns, vines, shrubs and trees available for all kinds of growing conditions typical of meadows, wetlands and woodlands. View our 2021 catalogue. Email bea@naturalthemes.com with order requests. Considering a wildflower garden? We have POLLINATOR PACKS View/download a PDF of wildflowers for pollinators – a resource to aid you in selecting species for your...
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NATIVE PLANT SALES 2021
Last week of October: The nursery is open for tree, shrub and vine sales on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between 10 and 4; also by request until freeze up. Shrubs, vines and trees in 1 gal pots @ $8 ea (HST included), 2 gal and up @ $15 (HST included): some smaller pots, plugs and clearance also available. Free tree wrap for every tree purchased. Currently available: Read more … SHRUBS Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo Bush Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Red Osier Dogwood Diervilla lonicera Bush Honeysuckle Euonymous obovatus Running Strawberry Bush Ilex verticillata Winterberry Myrica gale Sweet Gale Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Rosa carolina Pasture Rose Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry Salix discolor Pussy Willow Salix exigua Sandbar Willow Sambucus canadensis Black Elderberry Sorbus americana Mountain Ash Spiraea alba Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Vibernum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry VINES Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower Parthenocissus vitacea Virginia Creeper Vitis riparia Riverbank Grape TREES Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Amelanchier laevis Service Berry Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betula papyrifera White Birch Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree Juglans cineria Butternut Juglans nigra Black Walnut Larix laricina Tamarack Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Maclura pomifera Osage Orange Picea glauca White Spruce Pinus resinosa Red Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Platanus occidentalis American...
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"Natural Themes provides goods and services that facilitate living in harmony with nature."
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NATIVE PLANT SALES 2021
Last week of October: The nursery is open for tree, shrub and vine sales on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between 10 and 4; also by request until freeze up.
Shrubs, vines and trees in 1 gal pots @ $8 ea (HST included), 2 gal and up @ $15 (HST included): some smaller pots, plugs and clearance also available. Free tree wrap for every tree purchased.
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About Us
Natural Themes is a business rooted in the principle of “Nature knows best”. The native plant nursery is in a natural setting featuring meadow, woodland, and wetland. Owner, Bea Heissler, uses her knowledge of the natural environment to help people understand local ecology and the importance of incorporating native plants into our gardens.
Species and availability of native plants are dependent on seed collection, plant propagation, and availability of plant materials from suppliers. See 2021 catalogue. Most plants are propagated on site from seeds, by division, or cuttings. Some are removed locally from areas being developed or cultivated. No plants are taken from the wild.
Contact Us
Open Thursday to Saturday between 1 and 5, Sundays between 10 and 4, or by request.
Hours for September and October: Thursday & Fridays between 1 and 5, Saturday between 10 and 4, or by request
Location: 219 Maybee Rd, Frankford, Ontario K0K 2C0
To Contact Us
Phone: (613) 398-7971
Cell/text: (613)968-0837
Email: bea@naturalthemes.com
