Thank you for checking out our little nursery and supporting the life-work we’re so passionate about! Located 20 miles north of Asheville, we serve Western North Carolina with hard-to-find perennials, grasses, native plants, and select trees and shrubs (delivery is available for larger orders!). We focus on multi-purpose plants that provide several seasons of ornamental value, support native ecosystems, and provide food or other functions to people and communities. Our on-property growing is 100% pesticide-free. We’re happy to make plant recommendations based on your site conditions and garden vision. Click on each category photo below for current availability.
Perennials
Trees & Shrubs
Ben in the nursery, late spring of 2020, our second season.
Sambucus canadensis (common elderberry), one of many native fruit species we grow. Those berries are a treasure of medicinal and wildlife value!
Caterpillar of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly on a Lindera benzoin (spicebush) in the nursery. Spicebush is a larval host plant to this and many more amazing butterfly and moth species, in addition to providing very early spring flowers for pollinators and late summer berries to feed the birds and use for tea and baking with their unique spicy flavor.
Winter seedheads of Vernonia lettermanii ‘Iron Butterfly’ (narrow-leaf ironweed) in a naturalistic native meadow planting. After its royal purple floral display of late summer, the dormant stalks maintain a whimsical presence all the way through until the following spring, with seed-down glowing in the low winter light.
Our messy beloved little hoop house, providing a sheltered workspace for potting on a snowy morning.
Seed collecting, cleaning, treating, and propagating is a favorite activity and forges an intimate connection to the plants we grow. Shown here are the lovely seeds of Senna hebecarpa (wild senna).
Sarah and her trusty, albeit rather hyper, sidekick, Sydney planting on the new property
SATURNIA FARM
(Visits BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)
45 Wilse Silvers Drive
Weaverville, NC 28787
Phone: 828-337-1889, 269-578-6906
Email: saturniafarminfo@gmail.com