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 (10 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 beginning Saturday May 9th
If you have a landscaping project you would like to discuss earlier, just call, text, or email to set up an appointment.
Plugs coming soon!
Most species on the master list have germinated and growing like gangbusters! There will be a separate plug list once they are large enough to transfer to a plug tray. Plug trays available now include: lance-leaf coreopsis, dense blazing star, white wood aster. Please inquire ahead of time regarding purchase of plug trays. Lots of second year Columbine available ready to bloom! (not a plug)
Latest News
160 Species
and Counting
The grow list has been generated and we are up to 160 species of native flowering perennials, grasses, annuals and bushes. More will be added as we get closer to the start of the season.
Spreadsheet of the 2026 grow list is below. Plants that are listed as 1 year old are being grown this year. Plants that are 2+ years old are wintering over in the nursery. Under seed sources, WC = wild collected. ​​
