Our Nursery

Nodding Onion Gardens Native Plant Nursery

Columbia Station, Lorain County, Ohio,
Our Urban Nursery - Owned and operated by Beth & Marty Coyne, has been inspected and certified by the Ohio Department of Agriculture since 2010
Located - Columbia Station, Lorain County, Ohio
Zoning Regulations - Due to zoning regulations our nursery is not open to the public.
Where to find our plants - We attend the Frostville Farmer's Market in North Olmsted, Ohio. Our market dates May 7, 2022, May 21, 2022 andJune 18, 2022 We do not ship our plants - They are $6.00/ gallon (Trade gallon)
A backyard full of potted plants early in the spring. Each pot is full of green plants and the rows between them are covered with wood chips
Nodding Onion Gardens
Wholesale - Wholesale inquiries are welcome, please note, since our perennials spend the winter outdoors they are typically not market quality until the end of April beginning of May. This works out well as they are then in sync with our Cleveland, Ohio weather.

Organic Farming Practices

Our Native Plants - We propagate our native Ohio plants using organic farming principles, the majority of which are started from seed. This not only ensures that our stock remains diverse, strong and healthy it is our passion! We strive to procure Ohio ecotype, as it has a "history" with our region. A significant portion of this seed is harvested at our nursery. Second Season - Our native plants are sold in gallon pots (nursery trade) once they are in their second season and have survived an Ohio winter! Seed Provenance - On our website, located on the bottom of each individual native plant species is a record of where our seed was obtained. Our Secret? - Soil that is teeming with life! Oh, and lots of: pumpkins, leaves, hay and kitchen scraps that our community so generously collects for us! We welcome predatory insects with open arms! With Gratitude to: Marty Coyne - For handling the business aspects Nodding Onion Gardens. Craig Dahlin - For gifting me with my first website domain Roger Dahlin - For sharing his beautiful pictures and his willingness’ to experiment with our new plants Beth Reis - For kindly sharing her fabulous pictures. Jim Wohl - For his endless encouragement and generously gifting us with beautiful photos. Ken & Paula Korber - For sharing their amazing pictures and encouraging us so many years ago when we were just getting started Webmaster - Beth Coyne
A older women with a bright pink jacket standing under a blue market tent in front of a table full of flowering plants
Beth Coyne at Frostville Farmer's Market by Jim Wohl
Pesticides, Herbicides and Fungicides
We do not use any type of "cide," which in Latin means "killer" or "the act of killing. Pesticides are designed to eradicate a wide range of plant problems, fungicides kill fungi and herbicides focus on eliminating unwanted plants.
Twenty or so potted perennials sitting in the sunshine waiting for market day.
Off to market they go!