Plant Sourcing

Ways to get a particular plant that you want for your habitat garden: 1. purchase from a reputable grower or commercial nursery; 2. grow the plants from seeds; or 3. clone or divide new plants from established plants. Read on for the pros and cons of each of these options.

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growing a plant from seed

What is a Seed?
Starting Plants from Seed
Sowing Your Seeds

new plants from exiting plants

Growing Plants from Cuttings
Creating Plants by Division

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CNL (California Native Landscapes) Nursery

FOR: Marin’s mostly native nursery, CNL grows and sells organic California native plants & veggies and offers lots of great garden art. CNL’s store is one of the retail outlets for Home Ground’s line of locally packaged native wildflower seeds.

California Flora Nursery

FOR: Cal Flora is a small, unconventional nursery devoted to natives and habitat gardening with a diversity of offerings. They are knowledgeable and experienced. Most plants are propagated on site.