Native Plant Nursery

At Hidden Habitat, we specialize in growing native plants perfectly suited to thrive in your Ontario garden.

Our native plant nursery is closed for the season.
Our online shop will remain open for your seed and non-plant purchases.  Plant pre-orders will be available in March, 2026. We look forward to seeing you in the spring.

Download our 2026 catalogues to see the full list of all the species we grow, along with descriptions and growing conditions.

2026 Native Plant Catalogue

2026 Native Seed Catalogue

Nursery Hours: Closed, opening May 16, 2026

Phone: 705-828-6313

Email: info @ hiddenhabitat.ca

Nursery Location:

2017 Southwood Road, Kilworthy P0E 1G0

Our commitment

We are committed to selling plants that are Ontario seed-sourced. This means that all of our plants are native to Ontario and have provenance or origin from Ontario.  We also practice sustainable harvesting of seeds and always require permission prior to harvesting.  Plants that are purchased are sourced from credible native plant suppliers that also share our values and sustainable practices.

We abide by the North American Native Plant Society Ethical Guidelines for sustainable seed harvesting by collecting less than 10% of the total in any location and do not collect seeds from plants listed as rare or threatened. We are also a member of the Ontario Native Plant Growers Association.

Plant Gallery

View the plants we will be selling this year.
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