Checkerspot
Farm
Native plants
for a living
landscape:
located in
Colrain, MA
About Us...
We are a native plant nursery located on scenic 112 N in Colrain, MA (ten minutes from Greenfield or Shelburne Falls. Our address is 30 Jacksonville Road, Colrain MA.
The nursery is open on Fridays 3-6/ Saturday and Sunday 10-5.
If you have a landscaping project you would like to discuss earlier, just call, text, or email to set up an appointment.
Now you can buy plants even when the store isn't open! Remote pay options (card, Venmo or Paypal)
9am-9pm every day!
Free Meadow Tours
in July and August
Weather permitting, a short tour of the farm meadow (a work in progress) will be Saturday and Sunday mornings at the store. Exact dates will be determined when meadow is in full bloom. To be notified of the meadow walk time and date, sign-up on the Contact page.
I have a small patch of these tough, tiny prairie flowers. I am fascinated with them.
Both are earlier this year
About to erupt in a cloud of pink cotton candy flowers. I am her loyal subject.
I have a small patch of these tough, tiny prairie flowers. I am fascinated with them.
Latest News
The Grasses are Here! The Grasses are Here!
The grasses are grown and ready to be taken home. Free pot of Little Bluestem, Indian grass, Side oats grama, Canada wild rye, Riverbank rye or Little bluestem with 3 pot purchase of similar size starting Friday July 4th Why do you need grass? Read about why native grasses are an important and beautiful part of any native plant garden here: Slide show below of available grasses
Keystone Prairie grass: free pot with 3 plant purchase
Another tall prairie grass: Free pot with 3 plant purchase
For shade gardens or a woodland edge
Keystone Prairie grass: free pot with 3 plant purchase
FREE NATIVE PLANT CURRICULUM
In September of 2023, I received a grant from the MA Department of Agriculture to write curriculum about native plants. This curriculum is FREE for anyone to download, it is grade specific and allied with the MA, Vt, NY and NH science standards. Go to FiveHundredYardFieldTrip.com
to learn more about how to connect students with ecology education!
