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WE SOURCE PLANTS AND SEEDS NATIVE TO THE NW FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND GROW THEM ALL IN OUR SUBURBAN YARD. PLANT AVAILABILITY MAY VARY BY SEASON.
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WHY PLANT NATIVE?
WHY WON'T THIS GROW?
IF YOU TRY TO GROW PLANTS IN NW FLORIDA THAT DON'T BELONG IN NW FLORIDA, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME!
OUR ENVIRONMENT IS RATHER EXTREME
WE EXPERIENCE WAY BELOW FREEZING WINTERS, HOT, HUMID SUMMERS AND EXTENDED DROUGHT PUNCTUATED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN. WE HAVE SOILS THAT RANGE FROM SAND TO CLAY TO SWAMPY MUCK. AND WE HAVE BUGS, LOTS OF BUGS, AND OTHER PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES.
WHY FIGHT NATURE?
WHY FIGHT NATURE?
CULTIVATED PLANTS FROM ELSEWHERE MAY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE, BUT NATIVE PLANTS HAVE EVOLVED OVER MILENNIA, ADAPTING PRECISELY TO OUR UNIQUE CONDITIONS.
BENEFITS OF GROWING NATIVE
LOWER MAINTENACE REDUCE WATERING
NATIVE PLANTS REQUIRE LITTLE TO NO SUPPLEMENTAL WATERING ONCE ESTABLISHED IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
MANY CAN TOLERATE LONG DROUGHTS AND/OR PERIODIC FLOODING.
SOME NATIVE PLANTS TOLERATE EXPOSURE TO SALT/BRACKISH WATER
LESS HARMFULTO ENVIRONMENT ELIMINATE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE
NATIVE PLANTS HAVE EVOLVED TO THRIVE IN NATIVE SOIL JUST AS IT IS.
NATIVE PLANTS HAVE AQUIRED NATURAL IMMUNITES TO COMMON PESTS AND DISEASES.
SUPPORT LOCAL BIODIVERSITY
MANY NATIVE PLANTS HAVE DEVELOPED SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPECIFIC POLLINATORS.
NATIVE PLANTS PROVIDE POLLEN, NECTAR, FOOD, AND SERVE AS SHELTER AND NESTING SITES FOR INSECTS, BIRDS AND MAMMALS.
LAND CONSERVATION
MANY NATIVE PLANTS FORM FIBROUS ROOT WEBS OR DEEP TAP ROOTS THAT HOLD SOIL TOGETHER, PROTECTING FROM EROSION AND BUFFERING FROM FLOODING.
NATIVE PLANTS CAN ALSO TRAP AND FILTER TOXIC CHEMICALS, PREVENTING STORM RUNOFF FROM CONTAMINATING WATERWAYS
tips for getting started
remove invasive plants
pick the right plants for the right place
remove invasive plants
NON-NATIVE INVASIVE PLANTS SPREAD AND REPRODUCE RAPIDLY, CAUSING HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, LIVESTOCK AND EVEN HUMAN HEALTH. REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS FIRST FOR BEST RESULTS.
analyze your site
pick the right plants for the right place
remove invasive plants
LOOK AT THE AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF SUNLIGHT THE SITE RECEIVES, THE AMOUNT OF WATER THE AREA GETS, AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL. WATER RETENTION OR DRAINAGE IS AFFECTED BY SOIL TYPE AND SUNLIGHT AMOUNTS.
pick the right plants for the right place
pick the right plants for the right place
pick the right plants for the right place
WE HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE GROWING ALL THE PLANTS WE SELL. WE CAN HELP YOU FIND PLANTS THAT WILL THRIVE IN YOUR SPACE. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS EASY, ONLINE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU LEARN ABOUT AND CHOOSE THE BEST NATIVE PLANTS!