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Native Plants

Authentic Long Island Native Plants and Tick Bite Prevention

Thanks for a wonderful 2022 season of support for our Bee Friendly Native Plant Nursery.  New members took advantage of discounted prices and natural landscape services. While the season is over for us, and plants are being put to bed, we will be still busy updating web content, and requesting donations to cover some hourly help,  and working on our planting list for next year. Want to be involved? Contact us.

We grow and sell bee friendly pollinator plants for rewilding Long Island's natural biodiversity and also natural landscape design consulting services. Our bee friendly pollinator, native plant nursery offers homegrown and local native grasses and wildflowers for parks and gardens. We grow and field test them to better understand how plants interact in varying light, soil, and habitat conditions. We're open most days, but you must contact us in advance, by appointment only. We also sell weekly at the Port Jefferson Farmers Market on Sundays, May through the end of October.

Natural Landscape Design & Rewilding Consultations

Mindy Block is our grower with more than 20 years of experience with Long Island native plant communities. Caran Markson is a professional garden designer, with the same amount of experience, specializing in naturalizing landscapes, balancing color, design, beauty, and pollinators. 
Are you looking to enhance one garden or do you want us to give you advice on your entire property? Sign up (on right). Please note, longer distances may incur additional fees. ​ 
  • Initial Consult -This includes colors, wildlife benefits, setting up footpaths, rewilding concepts, etc.   We'll bring plants too and keep informed. 
  • Follow Up Consult  - You can follow up with us whenever you need more advice on design, native plant care, invasive species control, etc. 
Noteworthy: We don't do installations or maintenance, but we do value education instead. Learn from us. We're always happy to share our knowledge with you.  Contact us with any questions.

Native Plants We Grow & Sell

Contact Us in April 2023 for an updated inventory list.
Perennials
  • ​Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
  • Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
  • Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
  • Lateflowering Thoroughwort (Eupatrorium serotinum)
  • Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana)
  • Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum sp.)
  • New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
  • New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
  • Round-headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)
  • Showy Aster (Eurybia spectabilis)
  • Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
  • Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
  • Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris)
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata)
  • White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
  • White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus)
  • Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
  • Wild Geraniumn (Geranium maculatum)
Ferns
  • ​Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Grasses
  • Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
  • Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)
  • Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)
Shrubs/Trees
  • Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
  • Sweet fern (Compton peregrina)
  • Grey Birch (Betula Populifolia)

Become A Member
And receive a 25% discount on retail plant prices. Nonprofits receive wholesale rates.
Membership

Safety Equipment ( in person only)
  • Cedar Oil TickSpray
  • Permethrin Tick Spray
  • Permethrin Treated Socks

Consulting Team

Mindy Block, Quality Parks Founder &  President, is also our grower. She has Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch New England. Caran Markson is our Native Plant Designer. She is certified as a Master Gardener, with many years of local professional practice. We also pull in specialists as needed.

Noteworthy

  • Full Sun (6 hours or more of direct sunlight) - Partial Sun/Shade (4-6 hours of daylight)​
  • Learn more about the Wildlife of Long Island
  • DIY Plant Supports - How British Gardeners Support Their Perennials
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Board Members

Mindy Block, President & Founder
Annelies Kamran
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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Suffolk County GIS is down since 9/22.  Tax Map  parcel research services is donated by Property Shark  between 1/24/23-7/24/23.