Re: Native Plant Rescue

**y*@sfo.com**

Lois,
Do you know where those two wholesalers retail their plants? Here in 
Calif., one of the wholesalers that grows lots of natives (Suncrest) 
has a page on its website showing where to buy its plants. Also, 
anyone can browse the Suncrest site, and if they find plants they 
want, put in a special order at the local nursery that carries 
Suncrest. This is a great option for someone who's familiar with the 
plants.

The other great source for natives around here (well, in addition to 
the nurseries that do sell natives) is habitat restoration 
contractors. Some of them open their nurseries for retail business 
one day a week, and all will do contract growing, which would be 
great for the developers or local government, provided they were set 
up to plant them within a reasonable time (because native plantings 
have failed when the plants were delivered and then sat neglected 
until the planting site was ready).

Tanya Kucak

At 9:10 AM -0500 1/5/08, loisdan@juno.com wrote:
>Gene,
>I'm really sorry to hear this. It is so frustrating, because those of us
>who are trying to purchase natives cannot find anyone selling them.
>Regionally, there are two wholesalers who sell nothing but natives, but
>they absolutely will not sell to consumers. To get natives, I have to
>drive more than two hours to Bowman's Hill, but their plant sales are
>only twice a year.
>
>I would like to push for natives to be used by developers through our
>local government, but until I can assure that they can get the plants,
>it's pointless to do so.
>
>I hope it's only a matter of time until the consumer and grower are
>linked together through retail.
>
>Regards,
>Lois J. de Vries
>  Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com
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