Re: Planting something more appropriate
Cyndi,
Some places in the San Francisco Bay Area-
Yerba Buena nursery (it's off of Skyline on the Peninsula- kind of the top
of Palo Alto?) One of the first native nurseries in California. Great
great place!!!
Baylands Nursery (East Palo Alto). Decent collection of natives.
Hope this helps!
Sunia
At 12:49 PM 11/19/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I completely agree. And it's hard even for us clued-in folks. I've been
>to nurseries, asked for their natives section, and I get a blank look. Or
>I'm directed to a tiny grouping of plants. I've read books on California
>natives (I grew up in Southern Calif and now live in Northern Calif so they
>are different), read this mailing list, get information elsewhere, etc. I
>have a whole list of native plants I want in my garden (almost all are
>edibles because that's where my interests lie). So now what? I have no
>idea how to find these things.
>
>I guess the best way is through cuttings/seed exchanges with like-minded
>folks. But that doesn't always work either. I am constantly asking to
>trade with people and I've only ever done it once. I belong to Calif Rare
>Fruit Growers and got some cuttings at their annual exchange last
>january...most died. I'll go again this year and, hopefully, will have
>better luck. Most of those plants aren't native though (it's mostly
>apples, pears, plums, etc). I've gone to organizations' plant sales too
>and generally only find a couple things I want.
>
>I hear the UC Botanical Garden sells plants...they must have a bunch of
>natives and Medit plants, no? Where else?
>
>Cyndi
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