This free event provides an opport unity to share and receive both cuttings and seeds of native plants. B rowse the diverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to-find , and go home with cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will pr ovide coin envelopes for seeds but do bring containers in which to car ry cuttings home.

If you have native plant material from y our own garden to share, please bring some. Label it to make it easy t o browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints about growing; oth ers display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it convenient to u se w ww.calscape.org for this; there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable sign for most na tive species and cultivars. If you bring cuttings, keep them cool and moist in a bucket of water. You don’t have to bri ng anything if you don’t have any native material to share, as there is usually plenty for all.

Several popular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, including Wildflowers of California from& nbsp;CNPS, Seed Propagation of Native California Plant s (2021 ed.), by Dara E. Emery, and < /span>California Native Plants for the Garden ;by Carol Bornstein, David Fross and Bart O’Brien.

Our Wildflower Ambassadors will be giving out free seed packets a nd information as well.

Online Plant Sale

Our CNPS SCV nursery is having an online plant sale at < a href="http://50.56.158.63/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-val ley-chapter.square.site">california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley -chapter.square.site, starting Tuesday, May 27. The store will close when we reach our pickup capa city or at the end of the day on Wednesday , May 28 – whichever comes first.

In addition to plants, the nursery’s online store includes books, l abels and plant signs. There is a minimum order < /b>of $40.

Pick your plants up with a scheduled pickup at the CNPS SCV Nursery on Friday, May 30 or the Exchan ge at the Peninsula Conservation Center on Saturd ay, May 31. No drop-in pickups or sales.

The Peni nsula Conservation Center is located at 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto. The meeting rooms are on the first floor.