Welcome to RareFind Nursery!

RareFind Nursery is a retail / mail-order nursery that offers unusual hardy plants, rhododendrons, azaleas, native perennials, trees, shrubs, dogwoods, magnolias, conifers, Japanese maples, variegated plants, shade plants and deer-resistant plants!

You can come visit us and select your own plants. For directions see Visiting RFN link on the left of this page or call, 732-833-0613.

Events at RareFind Nursery

RareFind's 2010 Build-A-Bog Workshop
Build-A-Bog workshops were so popular last year that we have scheduled multiple workshops, so you can select the date that is most convenient. The talk takes place on Saturday, August 28, 2010 and again on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. Registration fee for this event is $100.00. To register, click here.

RareFind's 2010 Fall-Blooming Perennials Talk
Fall in the perennial garden doesn't have to be dull! Learn about the many different choice of perennials to add color and interest to the autumn garden. Included are tips planting and preparing the perennial for winter. The talk takes place on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:00 am. Registration fee for this event is $5.00. To register, click here.

RareFind's 2010 Designing Small Spaces Talk
Good things do come in small packages! Designing small gardens can be challenging, but the rewards are great. Kristen Austin, landscape designer in Brooklyn NY, will share her secrets of creating exquisite spaces in tiny areas by. She will include hardscaping and overcoming the challenges of dealing with limited space. The talk takes place on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 11:00 am. Registration fee for this event is $5.00. To register, click here.

The Hank Schannen Memorial Lecture Series: 'Spectacular Flowering Shrubs for Shade'
This slide-illustrated lecture will focus on shade-loving ornamental shrubs that have it all: beauty, luxuriant bloom, multi-seasonal interest, and ofttimes fragrance and deer-resistance as well. All of the shrubs have been time-tested and flourish in the lecturer's organic, chemical-free garden. Tips on natural plant culture and pest control will be provided. The lecture takes place on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:00 am. Registration fee for this event is $5.00. To register, click here.

Botanical Mis-Adventures in the NJ Pine Barrens Talk
Author, artist, failed dandy and Gentleman Naturalist Allen Crawford (who writes under the sobriquet Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy) will be giving an illustrated account of his botanical mis-adventures in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Not one to allow the truth to get in the way of a good story, his discourses are rife with color, humor, and outright lies. And pointless charts. And cake. Gentlemen are asked to don jackets and ties to the occasion. The talk takes place on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 11:00 am. Registration fee for this event is $5.00. To register, click here.

RareFind's 2010 Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Talk
Interested in a "greener" landscape? This talk will cover the principles of organic landscape and lawn maintenance, choosing organic fertilizers, proper planting procedures and designing with maintenance in mind. The talk takes place on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:00 am. Registration fee for this event is $5.00. To register, click here.

New Plants!!!

Look for our flyer of 60 new and exciting plants that are now in stock. Each plant is listed on the website and the flyer is being sent (via snail mail) to approximately 4,000 of our customers and is also available on our website. The flyer will be shown on the right hand side of our home page (click here to view). If you wish to order a plant while viewing the flyer or for more information, just click on the name of the plant and you will be taken directly to that plant on our website.