Minnesota Greenacres: Natural Landscaping Resource List

1. March 1998
United States Region 5 Illinois, Indiana,
Environmental Protection 77 West Jackson Boulevard Michigan, Minnesota,
Agency Chicago, Illinois 60604 Ohio, Wisconsin
Beneficial Landscaping
MINNESOTA Resource List
(800) 621-8431 www.epa.gov/greenacres/
Disclaimer: The following list of nurseries, seed sources, landscape architects, ecologists, consultants, and
contractors does not imply any endorsement or recommendation by the Federal Government. This is not a complete
list of resources. It is intended only to be an aid to those seeking initial guidance on native landscaping.
Below is a list of potential sources where you may obtain further information.
Albert Lea Seed House, P.O. Box 167, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Feder’s Prairie Seed Co., Route 1, Box 41, Blue Earth, MN 56013; (507) 526-3049
Mark E. Gullickson, Route 2, Box 150A, Fertile, MN 56540; (218) 945-6894
Kaste Inc., R.R. 2, Box 153, Fertile, MN 56540; (218) 945-6738
Landscape Alternatives, Inc., 1465 Pascal Street, St. Paul, MN 55108; (612) 488-3142
Minnesota Department of Agriculture/Weed-Seed, 90 West Plato Boulevard, St. Paul, MN
55107; (612) 296-6123
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services, 500 Lafayette Road, St.
Paul, MN 55155; (612) 296-2835
Minnesota Native Plant Society, 1445 Gortner Avenue, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
55108
Minnesota Native Wildflower & Grass Products Association, 1465 Pascal Street, St. Paul, MN
55108; (612) 488-3142
Mohn Frontier Seed and Nursery, Route 1, Box 152, Cottonwood, MN 56229; (507) 423-6482
(Works with native cultivars and ecotypes from bordering states.)
Morning Sky Greenery, R.R. 1 Box 137, Hancock, MN 56244; (612) 392-5282
Orchid Gardens, 2232 139th Avenue, Andover, MN 55304; (612) 755-0205
Peterson Seed Co., Inc., P.O. Box 346, Savage, MN; (612) 445-2606
Prairie Hill Wildflowers, Route 1, Box 191-A, Ellendale, MN 56026; (507) 451-7791
Prairie Moon Nursery, Route 3, Box 163, Winona, MN 55987; (507) 452-1362 (Three
hundred species native to upper Midwest.)

2. Prairie Restorations, P.O. Box 327, Princeton, MN 55371; (612) 389-4342 (Restoration products and services.)
University of Minnesota Native Resources Department, 204 Owen Hall, Crookston, MN 56716;
(218) 281-8129
University of Nebraska, Department of Horticulture, 377K Plant Science Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0724.
(402/472-2854). (Information about PrairieScapes: landscapes and gardens that help prevent pollution;
environmentally sound landscaping for prairie region.)
Wildlife Habitat, R.R. 3, Box 178, Owatonna, MN 55060; (507) 451-6771
Shooting Star Native Seed; Route. 2, Box 191, Spring Grove, MN 55974; (507) 498-3993
Willow Lake Farm, P.O. Box 128, Windom, MN 56101
Minnesota-Related Literature
“Consumer Directory of Minnesota Native Wildflower/Grass Producers,” Minnesota Native Wildflower/Grass
Producers Association Route 1, Box 41, Blue Earth, MN 56013 . (Promotes high quality, regionally adapted
native plants and seeds, lists several nurseries.)
“Explore Minnesota Wildflowers,” Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Services,
3485 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, MN 55128. (Why native plants are a "natural resource worth protecting,"
"native plant" defined, 3 vegetation types in Minnesota, and how to help protect native plants.)
Minnesota's Natural Heritage: An Ecological Perspective, J.R. Tester, University of Minnesota Press,
Minneapolis, MN
Seeding Manual for Native Seed Mixes, R. Jacobson, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, MN,
1994/1995.