SHOP OUR NATIVE SEED COLLECTION & NATIVE PLANT NURSERY
You can meet your habitat restoration goals with our native plants and seeds. Learn more about the Borderlands Restoration Native Plant Materials Program.
Not sure where to start? We are here to help!
Check out our guidelines below for restoration planting design or email: horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org
Not sure where to start? We are here to help!
Check out our guidelines below for restoration planting design or email: horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org
STEP 1: CREATE YOUR PLANT PALETTE
A "plant palette" is a group of species chosen especially for your site to provide targeted benefits. Check out our Resources page to help you design a palette for pollinator, wildlife, or human habitat.
CLICK TO ACCESS OUR CATALOGUE TO VIEW SPECIES:
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CHOOSING NATIVE SEEDS:Seeding is a cost-effective way to build habitat or revegetate large areas, and is also good for establishing garden borders, creating understory around container plantings, or stabilizing eroding areas. Seeded species should be quick to establish, annual or short to medium-lived perennial species. Grasses and many wildflowers grow very well from seed.
CHOOSING NATIVE CONTAINER PLANTS:Planting container plants allows you to skip numerous years necessary for growth of woody species, and to get rapid establishment and bloom with appropriate care and placement. It's important to choose the right species for your space - moisture requirements, sun exposure, and the size of the mature plant are all factors to consider.
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STEP 2: SOURCE YOUR MATERIALS
Native plants have specific adaptations to local conditions, so considering where your plants and seeds come from is important. Our plants and seeds are
Plan your visit to our Native Plant Nursery
Our nursery is open Tuesday to Thursday from 9 am - noon and also by appointment. We are located just north of Patagonia, AZ, near the Native Seed Search Conservation Farm (locatable on google maps at 42 San Antonio Road). Turn onto San Antonio Road and then left onto Emily Lane - You will see signs indicating the nursery's location. We can't wait to see you!
"It will be the plants that we use in our gardens that determine what nature will be like in 50 years"
-Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home
-Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home