Native is our brand at Forrest Keeling Nursery!
We specialize in garden-worthy native species.
Trying to choose the best native plants for your landscape? Consider your site and the specific benefits you want.
From small to large, native landscapes are a natural, resilient choice. Native landscapes can add beauty and fall color. Want to add edibles to your garden? Native specialty crops are a perfect solution. Or, help preserve critical pollinators and songbirds. Every native plant you add is a vital oasis for wildlife.
Forrest Keeling Nursery created five special native collections for pre-order only at our Spring 2021 Plant Sales. Plants are produced using our patented RPM-production method for better survivability and faster flowering, fruiting and growth. Woodies (trees and shrubs) are offered in #3 containers. This size has a 11″ top diameter with a depth of 7 5/8″. Our perennials are in #1 containers with a 6 1/2″ top diameter with a depth of 6″. All of our plants have Forrest Keeling’s signature well-developed fibrous, dense root system that will expand and support vigorous growth.
This spring’s events will be held in Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City:
- May 8, 2021: Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO
- May 15, 2021: Discovery Center: 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO
- May 22, 2021: Eden Village 2, 3155 West Brower Street, Springfield, MO 65802
Preorder these collections to enjoy the ease of a curated group. Just click on the quick link for your choice. Priced at $140/collection you’ll save about 15%, too. Regular retail prices for our RPM-produced woodies are $30/each #3 trees, $25/each #3 shrubs, $10/each #1 perennials. All collections include one each of each listed species except the pollinator perennials, which contains two of each listed.
Rather select your own group. Or, add additional plants to your order? No worries! Just go to bit.ly/ShopNatives to shop all our available native plants and specially priced collections.
Extend benefit through the seasons – The pollinator collection includes one each of the listed species in a #3 size. Each native plant provides successional blooming and hosting. From witchhazel to wild hydrangea, you’ll support bees, butterflies and more. Order the Forrest Keeling pollinator collections @$140 and save 15% over regular retail pricing. No substitutions, please.
Pollinator woodies:
- Aronia melanocarpa – black chokeberry
- Hamamelis vernalis– spring witchhazel
- Hamamelis virginiana – fall witchhazel
- Hydrangea arborescens – wild hydrangea
- Hypericum prolificum – shrubby st. johnswort
- Prunus americana – american plum
Extend benefit through the seasons – The pollinator collection includes two each of the listed perennial species in a #1 size. Each native plant provides successional blooming and hosting. From columbine to milkweed, you’ll support bees, butterflies and more. Order the Forrest Keeling pollinator collections @ $140 and save 15% over regular retail pricing. No substitutions, please.
- Aquilegia canadensis – columbine
- Asclepias incarnata -marsh milkweed
- Coreopsis lanceolata – lanceleaf coreopsis
- Echinacea purpurea – purple coneflower
- Ratibida fulgida – orange coneflower
- Vernonia fasciculata – prairie ironweed
- Vernonicastrum virginicum – culvers root
- Zizia aurea – golden alexander
Fruiting begins in late spring and continues through fall with our curated songbird collection. Set an irresistible berry banquet that will have your yard filled will songbirds. All specimens #3 size. The songbird collection includes one each of the listed species in a #3 size. Each native plant provides successional blooming and hosting. From spring blooms to summer and fall fruiting you’ll support songbirds and more. Order the Forrest Keeling pollinator collections @ $140 and save 15% over regular retail pricing. No substitutions, please.
- Aronia melanocarpa – black chokeberry
- Corylus americana – american filbert (hazelnut)
- Prunus americana – american plum
- Prunus serotina – black cherry
- Quercus bicolor – swamp white oak
Imagine harvesting fruits and nuts in your own yard! Add our native Garden of Eatin’ collectionwith species including pawpaw, filbert and serviceberry. Order the Forrest Keeling pollinator collections @ $140 and save 15% over regular retail pricing. No substitutions, please.
- Aronia melanocarpa – black chokeberry
- Carya illinoinensis – pecan
- Corylus americana – american filbert (hazelnut)
- Prunus americana – american plum
- Sambucus canadensis – elderberry
Presence of wonder – If your landscape needs a burst of color, plant our fall color collection. These native trees and shrubs create a broad palette of reds, golds and oranges. Natives also provide unique alternatives to commonly used and sometime invasive non-native species. Invasive plant species crowd out native species that support our wildlife. Diverse ecosystems support wildlife populations and healthy soils. Order the Forrest Keeling pollinator collections @ $140 and save 15% over regular retail pricing. No substitutions, please.
- Acer rubrum – red maple
- Aronia melanocarpa – black chokeberry
- Hydrangea quercifolia – oakleaf hydrangea
- Quercus shumardii – shumard oak
- Rhus copallina – flameleaf sumac
Have other needs? Our “Connect with Nature” handout with ten simple ways we can help our environment and create a beautiful landscape – Naturally.
Connect with Nature Handout
Forrest Keeling Nursery… where the best trees begin.
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