WHERE TO BUY RHODOS, AZALEAS AND COMPANION PLANTS
N.C., S.C.  AND EASTERN TENNESSEE

U.S. Sources:

AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY https://www.rhododendron.org/nursery_list.asp

Local Sources:

Appeldoorn Landscape Nursery.  1251 Jonestown Road, Bostic, N.C.  www.appeldoornlandscapenursery.com    Woody ornamental shrubs and trees, with over 200 varieties of conifers.

B.B. Barns Nursery.  3377 Sweeten Creek Rd., Arden, N.C. 28704.   www.bbbarns.com    Large full service nursery with top quality plants and many unique and unusual plants.

Big Frog Nursery    Big Frog Nursery Inc. 1350 Lee Cudd Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139  [email protected]  (828)863-4043 
 John and Jill Mize, Owners.     http://bigfrognursery.com/     ​Big Frog Nursery was established in 1992, and incorporated January 24, 2002. We are a wholesale grower of rhododendron, camellias, natives and other fine ornamental plants in containers. As a family owned operation, we try to grow what our customers want. For that reason, we continue to offer new varieties of plants both common and unusual. Our inventory includes many kinds of plants from non-invasive exotics to native Western Carolina selections.

Buds and Blooms Nursery      Brown Summit, NC  wholesale only     https://budsandbloomsnursery.com/about-buds-blooms-nursery/

Camellia Forest Nursery.  620 Hwy 54 West, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27516   http://www.camforest.com     Camellias, Tea Plants and Unusual Trees and Shrubs from Asia.

Carolina Native Nursery.   1126 Prices Creek Rd., Burnsville, N.C. 28714.    www.carolinanativenursery.com     Over 180 different species and cultivars of native shrubs and perennials.    Carolina Native Nursery is a specialty grower of native shrubs, perennials ferns, and grasses. We are currently growing over 200 different species with many cultivars.   Our specialty is Native Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Mt. Laurels. And we service wholesale clients throughout the eastern U.S. For your convenience, we routinely publish our most current availability and price lists for both wholesale catalog and retail catalog orders. Give us a call and let us wow you! 

Crow Dog Native Ferns and Gardens.  376 Carrick Creek Rd., Pickens, S.C. 29671   (Tom Goforth)   www.crowdognativeferns.com    Spore propagated ferns of the eastern U.S.   Liners, 4"pots, 3/4 gal pots.

East Fork Nursery.   2769 Bethel Church Road, Sevierville, TN 37876.    (Vivian Abney) 865-453-6108.   Most species of native azaleas including many cultivars and selections.  Also, dwarf conifers, camellias, mountain laurel,  crepe myrtles and other miscellaneous shrubs.
​​List of available plants September 2021.

Fry Nursery.   356 King Rd., Pisgah Forest, N.C. 28768.  www.frynursery.com    Large selection of shrubs, trees, perennials, hardy vines.   Wholesale only.

Mountain Mist Nursery.   10 Log Gap Road, Fairview, N.C. 28730.   (Larry Mucci).   www.mountainmist-nursery.com    Native azaleas (species and Earl Summerville hybrids) and woodland plants.

Mr. Ginkgo.   MrGinkgo.com.   Matt and Tim Nichols.  Over 50 cultivars of male Gingkos.   Mailorder and wholesale, East Flat Rock, N.C.

Mr. Maple.   MrMaple.com.  Matt and Tim Nichols.  Over 1000 varieties of Japanese maples.  Mailorder and wholesale.   If you would like to make an appointment to come see us at our Japanese maple farm in East Flat Rock, NC please call Matt at (828) 226-5684 or Tim at (828) 551-6739 or email [email protected] .

Nurseries Caroliniana.      We opened as a retail garden center in North Augusta, SC in 1973, where we began to offer the old and the new in plant material for the Deep South. We are a family owned and operated business, and this is where our family has lived for over 250 years.    Retail, wholesale and mail order.   www.nurcar.com

Plant Delights Nursery, Inc., 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, NC 27603. Phone: 919.772.4794. Fax: 919.662.0370 .
Email: [email protected] - See more at: http://www.plantdelights.com/Plant-Nursery/Perennial-Plants-for-Shade/Ship-plant/Mail-Order-Nursery/Contact-Us.    Companion Plants.

Raymond's Garden Center.  1320 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville, N.C. 28739.   www.raymondsgc.com    General gardening center.

Wayside Gardens.  One Garden Lane, Hodges, S.C. 29653. http://www.waysidegardens.com/     Wide variety of high quality plants.  Primarily mailorder.

Woodlanders.  1128 Colleton Ave., Aiken, S.C. 29801.  http://www.woodlanders.net/     Rare plants, native and exotic.