Yes! Beginning spring 2025, Cache Valley Native Plants will be located on a beautiful 4-acre plot in the foothills above Richmond, UT in northern Cache Valley. The land has been in Skylar’s family for multiple generations, and we’re lucky to be able to use it for our new retail nursery and production greenhouse. The address is 11583 N 2000 E Richmond, UT 84333. Look for the sign at the top of driveway to access the nursery. Please don’t park at the house.

Starting spring 2025, Cache Valley Native Plants will be open to the public Thursday-Saturday, 9am-6pm and Monday 9am-6pm. Closed Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please reach out to us if you need service on a day we’re closed.

Of course! We understand everyone has their own preferred plant shopping styles. Some like to wander around the nursery in person and get help on-site. Others like to shop from their phones or computers, meticulously researching every species before hitting the order button. Whatever your style, we’ve got you covered!

After placing an online order, you will receive an email when your plants are ready for pickup. Orders are usually ready for pickup 1-2 days after placing the order. Orders can be picked up from our nursery located at 11583 N 2000 E Richmond, UT 84333.

We don’t ship live plants. However, we do offer delivery service. The delivery fee for orders within Cache County are $25. For orders along the Wasatch Front (Box Elder to Utah County) the fee is $95. For delivery anywhere else, please reach out to us. We do ship seeds and other merchandise anywhere in the contiguous US for a flat rate of $8.99. Seed and merchandise orders totaling $50 or more ship free.

All our policies can be found here. We do not offer returns or exchanges on plants that have left our site. We are passionate about providing only the best plant stock and it is impossible for us to know what care the plants received (or didn't) after leaving us. We check plants as soon as they arrive from our growers and again when we set aside orders for pickup, so you can be sure you are getting a healthy plant! Any problems gardeners usually experience when planting or establishing result from trying to plant in unfavorable conditions (too little or too much water or sun, wrong soil conditions, etc.) or improper planting or maintenance practices. These problems can usually be avoided by planning beds and garden spaces thoroughly, using the information from our website to find plants favorable to your conditions, and following the establishment practices detailed in our website under the "info" tab. Unfortunately, there's no way to learn gardening better than killing a few plants! If any of your plants are struggling, please feel free to reach out to us and we will help you try to solve the problem.

Yes! We wash and reuse plastic nursery pots in good condition. Once they are past the point of use, we send them to a company that recycles them into new products used by the nursery industry.

Yes, most of our plants are available wholesale. Please contact us for wholesale pricing and availability.

Of course! Education and community involvement are important to us. We’re always looking for teaching opportunities that promote the native plant movement. Need a space for your educational event? Talk to us about using our nursery, including the private shaded campground found in our naturalized area.

Yes! While this is still an area we’re growing into (pun intended), we’d be happy to discuss this service with you. Depending on the scope of your project, we could identify and collect the seed for you, or you could provide the seed for us to grow. Keep in mind a custom grow may take anywhere from a couple months to a couple years depending on the species, quantities, and seed collecting requirements.

Not yet, but we may in the future. Currently we only offer plant delivery and placement which involves us placing the potted plants in the exact spot they are to be planted.

Native plants are important to our local environment and ecosystems for several reasons, and provide gardeners a variety of benefits! They are low maintenance, better for the environment, and support critical relationships with pollinators and other plants and animals in local ecosystems that nonnative plants cannot. For more information about the importance of native plants, check out our article all about them here!

The term “native plant” can mean different things to different people. Here at Cache Valley Native Plants, we define it as all plant species found anywhere within the boundaries of the state of Utah that existed here before European settlement. Of course, state boundaries are arbitrary and Utah has many ecoregions and climates. A plant native to southern Utah isn’t always native to northern Utah, and vice versa. What’s more, some native plants are only native to certain soil types, elevations, sunlight conditions, moisture levels, etc. within an ecoregion. Ready to make matters more complex? Some native plants are what we call “nativars”. This term comes from a combination of the words “native” and “cultivar”. A cultivar is a plant that has been developed through human intervention to meet certain desirable characteristics. These characteristics are almost always for aesthetic reasons such as growth habit, color, bloom time, etc. A nativar is simply a term for a cultivar of a native species. So, does Cache Valley Native Plants consider nativars as native plants? It’s complicated. Yes, because they are a genus and species that existed here prior to European settlement. But also not really because humans have manipulated the plant into a form that did not exist prior to European settlement. We do carry some nativars at our nursery, but when possible we try to provide and promote the use of “straight species”. This is the term for a native plant that has been untouched by human influence. Straight species maintain their genetic diversity and provide the maximum benefit to the ecosystem. They might seem a bit wilder in their appearance and behavior, but in our opinion straight species natives can be every bit as visually pleasing in the landscape. We believe straight species natives > nativars > non-natives. We respect everyone’s differing philosophies when it comes to native plants. Whether you’re new to the concept and simply looking to incorporate a few Utah native plants into your non-native garden, or you’re a purist trying to restore your property to its pre-1847 state, we’re here to help!

In the pictures for each plant we carry you will find a native range map provided by data from the Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Dark green means the plant is native in that state. Bright green shows which counties that plant is specifically native to. Some maps will also show pink and blue areas. Blue is for naturalized plants that have moved or been introduced outside of their native ranges. Pink means invasive in that county.

No. Systemic pesticides, including neonicotinoids, defeat the purpose of growing native plants. Systemic pesticides are absorbed into the plant, making it toxic to insects that feed on plant tissue. Unfortunately, both target insects and non-target beneficial insects are harmed: native bees, caterpillars, butterflies, moths, and more. These beneficial insects are the foundation of a healthy, diverse ecosystem. At Cache Valley Native Plants, we incorporate IPM (integrated pest management) practices into our nursery production. IPM is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. It relies on a combination of common-sense practices and alternative pest control methods such as biological control, mechanical control, monitoring, maintaining acceptable pest levels, and preventive measures. For plants we source from other growers, we always seek a guarantee that their plants are neonicotinoid-free.

A plant plug is simply an individual plant seedling that was grown in its own cell of potting soil. Plugs are smaller versions of the plants that typically become the plants you buy in larger pot sizes at nurseries. They are thin, but several inches long, which gives them lovely, deep roots that are ready to establish quickly in your soil. Plugs are a great option for larger landscape jobs where buying pots would be cost prohibitive, planting around other established plants to avoid hurting root systems, or planting on slopes or banks to avoid disturbing large amounts of soil. We only offer plugs in the spring and, sometimes, in the fall with a large enough order. This is because it gets too hot in the summer to ship them from our grower and there is a risk of them drying out in transit.

We use several growers, most of them in Utah and Idaho.

We have pictures for all of the plants on our website, and hope to expand them over the next few years to give you an idea of what they look like at maturity and during different seasons. Many of our plants can also be viewed at the Conservation Garden Park's website, which features a photo of the plant during multiple seasons. Follow us on Instagram to see these plants in gardens and their natural settings throughout the year!