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Quality Parks

Native Plants

Authentic Long Island Native Plants and Tick Bite Prevention

A nonprofit plant nursery selling local homegrown milkweeds, mallows, asters, grasses for parks and gardens in Port Jefferson. Besides offering membership discounts on native plant purchases, your donation also enables us to continue experimenting on what native plants do best with climate change and deer presence.   Noteworthy:  A majority of the plants we sell are LI natives, but we also recommend a few that aren't for specific applications purposes: see asterisks below * and follow links for more details. 

What We Grow & Sell - Pricing & Availability - please check with us for accurate inventory

Pricing​:   3Gallon = $44   1.72Gallon = $33   72Gallon = $22   Perennial Plugs = $10  Grass Plugs=$5  ​
Pricing includes sales tax. Members receive  25% discounts; green and enhanced professional members receive 40% discounts. If you are tax exempt or a reseller you will not pay sales tax. ​ Learn more about membership options and the conservation work we do here.
 We're open most days, by appointment only. ​ Contact us with your questions and orders. ​
  • Available for pickup.  Some delivery possible, depends on the order size and your location.
  • Also find us at the Port Jefferson Farmers Market on Sunday (9 am -2 pm) -  May-Nov, 2023  and our Events page for all venues.

Learn More About the Plants We Sell, then Shop Native Plants Online

Perennials
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Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) *

Butterfly Milkweed
Butterfly Milkweed  (Asclepias tuberosa) 

Calico Aster
Calico Aster (symphyotrichum lateriflorum)                

Common Milkweed
Common Milkweed (Asclepial syriaca)

Joe Pye Weed
 Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)   

Lateflowering Thoroughwort
Lateflowering Thoroughwort (Eupatrorium serotinum)

Maryland Golden Aster
Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysoopsis mariana)               

Mountain Mint
Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum sp.)

New England Aster
New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)                                        

New York Ironweed
New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

Round-headed Bush Clover
Round Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)    

Tickseed Coreopsis
Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) *     

Showy Aster
Showy Aster (Eurybia spectabilis) 

Show Goldenrod
Showy Goldenrod ( Solidago speciosa)

Swamp Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)                            

Swamp Rose Mallow
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris) 

White Wood Aster
White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus)                  

Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)                                           

White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)                                             

Wild Geranium
Wild Geraniumn (Ger. maculatum)

Ferns
Ostrich Fern
​Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) 

Grasses              
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)  

Pennsylvania Sedge
Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)  

Switch Grass
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)

Shrubs/Trees
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Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)

Sweet Fern
Sweet Fern (Compton peregrina)

Grey Birch
Grey Birch (Betula Populifolia)


Tick Bite Prevention 

The products we offer are for in person sales only.  But do visit our Tick Bite Prevention conservation page for more information.
  • Cedar Oil TickSpray
  • Permethrin Tick Spray
  • Permethrin Treated Socks

Additional Information

  • We grow and field test our native plants to study their performance in varying light and soil conditions. ​
  • Full Sun (6 hours or more of direct sunlight) - Partial Sun/Shade (4-6 hours of daylight)​
  • Where to Buy Native Plants on Long Island - additional resources
  • Contact us with any questions.

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Board Members

Mindy Block, President & Founder
Caran Markson
Fred Edel, Co-Chair
​Jenn Lucas
Phil Benvin
Quality Parks is a professional organization sponsoring projects to improve both business and environmental conditions by balancing social, economic and environmental concerns. We disseminate information, develop and provide experiential learning opportunities, and support efforts designed to stimulate, encourage, educate, and involve the general public in natural resource stewardship practice​s. ​We are a  federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, since 2000, based in Port Jefferson, on  Long Island, New York
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Policy Statement
A Tribute To Raymond P. Corwin
A Tribute To Larry Paul
Copyright © 2023, Quality Parks. All rights reserved. 

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