Nurseries that are free of Neonicotinoids
Neonicotinoids (or neonics) are a class of synthetic neurotoxic insecticides widely used in crops, gardens and lawns. Neonics cause widespread damage to insects, wildlife, fish and humans. Ask your local nursery for neonicotinoid-free plants or look for neonicotinoid-free tags. Here is a list of some nurseries we know about.
Bayview Garden – large nursery and cafe in Langley on Whidbey Island that has been growing and cultivating native plants for over 30 years.
Calendula Farm – Tacoma nursery offering plants, landscaping services and botanical art.
Far Reaches Farm – Port Townsend nursery that specializes in rare plants.
Go Natives! Nursery – A small retail nursery in Shoreline offering over 200 species of NW native plants.
Hima Nursery – Offers a large selection of quality native plants, shrubs and grasses in Snohomish, WA.
Lee Farm and Nursery – Fall City. Onsite plant sales are open to the public in the spring and fall. Large selection of plants.
Oxbow Conservation Center – Carnation. A Pacific NW organic farm with a native plant nursery and annual native plant sale.
Sunnyside Nursery – Located in Marysville, this nursery has a wide variety of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs.
Tadpole Haven Native Plants – Woodinville nursery that carries over 100 species of plants native to Western Washington. Open by appointment.
Watershed Garden Works – Offering over 200 plant species and specializing in Pacific Northwest native plants. Located in Longview, WA.
Calendula Farm – Tacoma nursery offering plants, landscaping services and botanical art.
Far Reaches Farm – Port Townsend nursery that specializes in rare plants.
Go Natives! Nursery – A small retail nursery in Shoreline offering over 200 species of NW native plants.
Hima Nursery – Offers a large selection of quality native plants, shrubs and grasses in Snohomish, WA.
Lee Farm and Nursery – Fall City. Onsite plant sales are open to the public in the spring and fall. Large selection of plants.
Oxbow Conservation Center – Carnation. A Pacific NW organic farm with a native plant nursery and annual native plant sale.
Sunnyside Nursery – Located in Marysville, this nursery has a wide variety of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs.
Tadpole Haven Native Plants – Woodinville nursery that carries over 100 species of plants native to Western Washington. Open by appointment.
Watershed Garden Works – Offering over 200 plant species and specializing in Pacific Northwest native plants. Located in Longview, WA.
These nurseries claim to be mostly neonic free. Make sure you ask.
GardenSphere in Tacoma. All herbs, veggies, natives, nativars and perennials are neonic free. Some trees and shrubs come
through distributors, and they are unable to confirm that these are neonic free.
Sky Nursery in Shoreline. Sky sells many plants that are certified neonicotinoid free, including all of those included in their pollinator-friendly displays. Some of their conifers and other plants may have been treated by suppliers with neonicotinoids. Sky’s staff are available to help with choosing neonic-free plants.
Swansons Nursery Seattle. Swansons actively partners with their growers to reduce and eliminate the use of neonicotinoids in their growing operations. They do not apply neonicotinoids to the plants they sell. They are not able to state with certainty that none of their plants have ever been exposed to neonicotinoids before arriving at Swansons. Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery Gig Harbor. Woodbrook had checked with their suppliers in the past but since then has added some new suppliers that they can’t guarantee are neonic free.
Sky Nursery in Shoreline. Sky sells many plants that are certified neonicotinoid free, including all of those included in their pollinator-friendly displays. Some of their conifers and other plants may have been treated by suppliers with neonicotinoids. Sky’s staff are available to help with choosing neonic-free plants.
Swansons Nursery Seattle. Swansons actively partners with their growers to reduce and eliminate the use of neonicotinoids in their growing operations. They do not apply neonicotinoids to the plants they sell. They are not able to state with certainty that none of their plants have ever been exposed to neonicotinoids before arriving at Swansons. Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery Gig Harbor. Woodbrook had checked with their suppliers in the past but since then has added some new suppliers that they can’t guarantee are neonic free.