WWARDWELLS/nursery
Coming 2026

Florida native plants, for the trade.

A family-owned wholesale nursery on Black Hammock Island, Jacksonville — coming 2026.

Join our mailing listSee what we grow
Colored-pencil sketch of the Wardwells barn among tall pines, with nursery containers, a stone well, and the marsh behind

Five acres of pine and marsh on Black Hammock Island, near the Timucuan preserve.

Wholesale only
What we grow

North Florida natives

Coming soon. No pricing and no availability.

Pink Muhly, Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink MuhlyMuhlenbergia capillarissun · grass · freeze-hardy
Coontie, Zamia integrifolia
CoontieZamia integrifoliaevergreen · hoa-friendly
Dwarf Yaupon, Ilex vomitoria ‘Schillings’
Dwarf YauponIlex vomitoria ‘Schillings’hedge · hoa-friendly
Walter’s Viburnum, Viburnum obovatum
Walter’s ViburnumViburnum obovatumscreen · freeze-hardy
Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens
Saw PalmettoSerenoa repensevergreen · salt-tolerant
Needle Palm, Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Needle PalmRhapidophyllum hystrixpalm · freeze-hardy
Fakahatchee Grass, Tripsacum dactyloides
Fakahatchee GrassTripsacum dactyloidesgrass · part-shade
Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana
BeautyberryCallicarpa americanawildlife · freeze-hardy
Sweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginianatree · wet-tolerant
Native Azaleas, Rhododendron austrinum
Native AzaleasRhododendron austrinumspring · freeze-hardy
Our focus

Right plant, right place

Florida natives

Less water, less fertilizer, more for the birds and bees.

Right plant, right place

Species matched to North Florida yards — and HOA approval.

Wholesale only

For contractors, garden centers, and HOA managers.

Join Our Mailing List
An occasional email as we prepare to launch. Nothing else.
Notes from the land

Monthly notes on the land and the build-out

Colored-pencil sketch of a cutting tray under August rain next to a rooted plant in a one-gallon nursery potAugust 2026From Clipping to Pot

Afternoon storms keep the growing yard wet. Cuttings that would have dried out in April sit there and root, then move into a pot.

Colored-pencil sketch of a potted coontie with an open cone of bright orange seeds and handwritten text that says beware poisonous seedsAugust 2026Coontie in the Parking Lot

Coontie is so pretty, and it does so well, that you see it in parking lots all over Florida. The seeds are poisonous. Here is how we handle that.

Colored-pencil sketch of a tall slash pine with rows of container plants growing in its shadeJuly 2026Clearing the First Growing Yard

Why the pines stay, and what gets planted in their shade.