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Sources of native plants for the San Gabriel Mountains chapter area
INTRODUCTION
On this page are various sources in this area for native plants. Note that many of the nurseries are not exclusively for California natives, and that many of the locations offer catalogs, seeds and books as well as container plants.
OUR CHAPTER'S ANNUAL PLANT SALE
Under the Oaks: Native Plants for Foothill Gardens, November 15, 2008 at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 Altadena drive, Pasadena, CA
It will be similar to our 2007 sale and the subsequent gardening workshop . . . . .
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eaton Canyon Nature Center
There was a good variety of reasonably priced California native plants and wildflower seeds appropriate for gardens in the Los Angeles basin, including plants for attracting birds and butterflies to your home garden. Over 1,000 plants were sold. Knowledgeable Chapter members were on hand to answer questions. There was printed material on gardening with California native plants. [Image Copyright © 2007 Shelly Magier ]
For a list of plants that were available at the 2007 sale, click here.
11:00 a.m.: Audio-visual presentation, by author Alrie Middlebrook: The Plant Community Approach to Designing Native Gardens, based upon her book of the same title. This special program was in the Eaton Canyon Nature Center Auditorium.
Cash or personal checks only.
Then, one week after the plant sale . . .
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 3 p.m.: Free native plant gardening workshop
This was a demonstration of how to plant natives, and attendees were given hands-on experience. The workshop was free, and was at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, in the Becky Rothenburg Memorial Garden. Attendees wore comfortable clothes. Gloves and tools were provided by the Nature Center. The workshop was run by Gabi and Cliff McLean.
BOTANIC GARDENS
- Fullerton Arboretum Plant Sales offers California Natives in the fall; 1900 Associated Road at Yorba Linda Boulevard, Fullerton; 714-278-3579
- Quail Botanical Gardens, dedicated to the conservation of rare and endangered plants from across the globe including California; 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas CA; 760-436-3036
- Rancho Santa Ana Friends Plant Sale 100 N College Ave, Claremont CA 91711-3157; 909-625-8767. There is a Fall sale on the first weekend in November and a Spring on the first weekend in April.
RETAIL NURSERIES
- Las Pilitas Nursery, putting life back into California gardens since 1974; Old Highway 395 and Nelson Way, Escondido, CA 92026; 760-749-5930 or 3232 Las Pilitas Road, Santa Margarita, CA 93453; 805-438-5992
- Matilija Nursery, featuring Native Plants from California and the Southwest; 8225 Waters Road, Moorpark, CA 93021; 805-523-8604
- The Theodore Payne Nursery, 10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352; 818-768-1802
- Tree of Life Nursery, California Native Plants, limited retail hours; 33201 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA; 949-728-0685
WHOLESALE NURSERIES
- El Nativo Growers, Inc., specializes in high quality plants from California, Australia and other Mediterranean climates that thrive in our Southern California environment; 200 S. Peckham Rd., Azusa, CA 91702; 626-969-8449
- Mockingbird Nursery, over 200 species and varieties of California natives, including desert and coastal plants, up to 15-gallon size; 1670 Jackson Street, Riverside, CA 92504; 909-780-3571; retail by appointment
- Native Sons, Inc., produces a wider variety of plants in smaller container sizes for the rapidly expanding retail nursery trade, experiments with new selections with the intention of adding a sense of exploration and discovery to California gardens; 379 W. El Campo Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420; 805-481-5996
- San Marcos Growers, wholesale plant nursery growing plants appropriate to the Mediterranean climate including many California native plants; 125 South San Marcos Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; 805-683-1561
SEEDS AND BOOKS BY MAIL ORDER
- Albright Seed Company offers online seed purchasing, products and services for the landscape and erosion control industries, sports turf managers and professional gardeners; 487 Dawson Drive, Bay 5S, Camarillo, CA 93012; 800-423-8112 Toll Free in CA
- Larner Seeds, Seeds of California's Native Plants, 235 Grove Road or P.O. Box 407, Bolinas, CA 94924; 415-868-9407
- S&S Seeds, a wholesale company providing wildflower, grass and California native plant seeds for reclamation, erosion control and landscape projects; 5690 Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013-3061; 805-684-0436
- SeedHunt.com, unusual seeds for curious gardeners; P.O. Box 96, Freedom, CA 95019-0096
- The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, Inc., 10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352; 818-768-1802
ODDS AND ENDS
- Native plants for a California garden, gardening and landscaping with native plants, free online garden design by zip code using software provided by Las Pilitas; returns a plant list suitable for your area.