Your source for native plants in Alameda and Contra Costa counties

Fall rains bring with them the ideal time for planting natives! Plants that have been in late-summer resting mode are putting out new green growth including checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora), California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) and Pink-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum). And the nursery has a good selection of sturdy perennials for fall planting including manzanitas ( Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. laevigata and glauca), yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and iris (Iris douglasiana). Check the shop page for current inventory: new plants will be added to the sales floor frequently as fall progresses.  

Also, the nursery is offering a half-price sale on several species that thrive in riparian or seasonally wet areas. Since wetland plants are happy being flooded in winter, they’re a good fit for poorly drained areas and rain gardens or bioswales designed to filter and slow storm runoff.

The species on sale are: leather root (Hoita macrostachya) which grows sturdy 3 to 6 foot stems each spring that produce many showy purple flower spikes before dying back in the fall. And also, three species of grass-like sedges – dense sedge (Carex densa), saw-toothed sedge (Carex serratodens) and small-bracted sedge (Carex subbracteata).