Why is this event name different this time? Propagation is a year-roun d activity, and as we move into summer, propagation of native plants shifts to starting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welco me to bring seeds to exchange, but we encourage folks to bring cuttings too . Join us on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Peninsula Conservation Center (PCC), 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto.
This free event provides an opportunity to share and receive both cutt ings and seeds of native plants. Browse 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 provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring container s in which to carry cuttings home.
If you have native plant material from your own garden to share, we encourage you to bring it. Label your cut tings to make them easy to browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints abo ut growing; others display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it conve nient to use www.calscape.org for th is – there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable s ign for most native species and cultivars.
If you bring cuttings, kee p them cool and moist in a bucket of water. Don’t have native plant materia l to share? No problem, as there is usually enough for all.
Several p opular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, includi ng Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dar a E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Borns tein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.
Our Wildflower Ambassado rs will be giving out free seed packets and information as well.
There will be an online plant sale at california-native-plant- society-santa-clara-valley-chapte r.square.site, starting on Sunday, May 12. The store w ill close when we reach our pickup capacity. In addition to plants, the nur sery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, books, labels and plant sign s.
Orders from this sale will only be available for pickup before and during our Seed Exchange at the Peninsula Conservation Center on Satu rday, May 18. We will not have nursery pickup or delivery, and ther e is a minimum order of $40.
Call for Volunteers
We need help with setup, answering questions and cleanup.
The tasks don’t require expert knowledge of plants, and the shifts are s et up to spend time at the event in addition to volunteering. You can sign up here: www.cnps- scv.org/seed-cutting-help.
Directions to the PCC : (3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto) From Hwy. 101 take the San Antonio Rd. exit and head north. Take the next left onto East Bayshore, which will cur ve left then right. Take the first right onto Corporation Way, and an immed iate left into the PCC parking lot. The meeting rooms are on the first floo r.
Why is this event name different this time? Propagation is a year-roun d activity, and as we move into summer, propagation of native plants shifts to starting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welco me to bring seeds to exchange, but we encourage folks to bring cuttings too . Join us on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Peninsula Conservation Center (PCC), 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto.
This free event provides an opportunity to share and receive both cutt ings and seeds of native plants. Browse 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 provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring container s in which to carry cuttings home.
If you have native plant material from your own garden to share, we encourage you to bring it. Label your cut tings to make them easy to browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints abo ut growing; others display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it conve nient to use www.calscape.org for th is – there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable s ign for most native species and cultivars.
If you bring cuttings, kee p them cool and moist in a bucket of water. Don’t have native plant materia l to share? No problem, as there is usually enough for all.
Several p opular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, includi ng Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dar a E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Borns tein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.
Our Wildflower Ambassado rs will be giving out free seed packets and information as well.
There will be an online plant sale at california-native-plant- society-sant a-clara-valley-chapter.square.site, starting on Sunday, May 12< /strong>. The store will close when we reach our pickup capacity. In additi on to plants, the nursery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, books, labels and plant signs.
Orders from this sale will only be available for pickup before and during our Seed Exchange at the Peninsula Conser vation Center on Saturday, May 18. We will not have nursery pickup or delivery, and there is a minimum order of $40.
Call for Volunteers
We need help with setup, answering quest ions and cleanup.
The tasks don’t require expert knowledge of plants, and the shifts are set up to spend time at the event in addition to volunt eering. You can sign up here: www.cnps- scv.org/seed-cutting-help.
Direction s to the PCC: (3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto) From Hwy. 101 tak e the San Antonio Rd. exit and head north. Take the next left onto East Bay shore, which will curve left then right. Take the first right onto Corporat ion Way, and an immediate left into the PCC parking lot. The meeting rooms are on the first floor.