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.
Grass Plugs are herE!
Plugs of Big bluestem, Little bluestem, Blue grama, switch grass, Purple top, Inland sea oats, Bottle brush grass available now!
Herbaceous plugs ready now: Blue vervain, Dense blazing star, Golden Alexander. Plugs of Prairie dropseed, Purple love grass,
Latest News
We are open July 3rd, 4th and 5th weekend - regular hours. We are celebrating July 4th with a free hairy beardtongue or Iris with 4 plant purchase.
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. ​​
