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California Native Plant Society

Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Events

Seed and Cutting Exchange

seed exchange Next Seed & Cutting Exchange: September 22, 2024 1pm - 3pm

We hold a Native Plant Seed and Cutting Exchange every other month at the Peninsula Conservation Center in Palo Alto. This free event provides an opportunity to share and receive both seeds and cuttings of native plants. Browse the diverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to-find, and go home with seeds and cuttings of new native plants! We will provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring containers to carry cuttings home.

If you have native plant material from your own garden to share, please bring some. Label your cuttings to make them easy to browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints about growing; others display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it convenient to use calscape.org for this – there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable sign for most native species and cultivars.

If you bring cuttings, keep them cool and moist in a bucket of water. Don’t have native plant material to share? No problem, as there is usually enough for all.

Check our calendar for the date of the next Exchange. This event is organized by the CNPS SCV Wildflower Ambassadors, and they are always there to answer questions and distribute free packets of prepackaged wildflower seeds.

Location: Peninsula Conservation Center, 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94303

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Native Plant Week:April 13 - 20, 2024

2024 native plant week banner

Did you know that California has more native plant species than any other state in the nation? To honor California’s incredible plant life, the California State Legislature designated the third week of April to be California Native Plant Week. Celebrate with our Chapter at one of the many activities we've scheduled during this special week. 

April 19: Photography Group Photo Sharing Meeting

April 20: Vernal Pool Tour (CNPS Members Only),  Lake Cunningham Native Garden Habitat Restoration

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50th Anniversary Celebration & Fall Plant Sale

50th pin 340pxOctober 8, 2022, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dana Center at Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022


Join us for a celebration of our Chapter's 50th Anniversary and a Fall Plant Sale. This free family–friendly event will have activities for all. No tickets required for entry to the event, but free parking for the event (does not include access to Hidden Villa's hiking trails and farm animals) must be reserved in advance. No free parking without an advance reservation -- parking on the day of the event is $10 and includes access to Hidden Villa's hiking trails and farm animals. Current Chapter members will receive a free commemorative pin at the event.

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2024 Fall Plant Sale

Fall 2024 Plant Sale FlyerOctober 11 to 14: Shop Online

October 19, 2024, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Pick up online purchased plants 

at the Dana Center at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road Los Altos Hills. You'll have an opportunity to buy a limited selection of plants from both our nursery and the Grassroots Ecology Nursery as well as participate in other fun activities.

CNPS SCV Nursery

Shop online from October 11 to 14: https://california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site/ and schedule a time to pick your plants up on October 19. Only select plants (manzanitas and ceanothus along with some others) will be available for purchase outside the nursery during the event. The CNPS SCV Nursery will not be open for sales during the event.

Grassroots Ecology Nursery

The Grassroots Ecology Nursery will bring plants for in-person shopping at the event (no preorders). A list of available plants will be posted on their website at https://www.grassrootsecology.org/nursery-sales a few days before October
19.

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Native Plant Week: April 13 - 21, 2019

 goldfields leptosiphonDid you know that California has more native plant species than any other state in the nation? To honor California’s incredible plant life, the California State Legislature designated the third week of April to be California Native Plant Week in 2010. To celebrate, join our Chapter at one of the many activities we've scheduled during this special week.

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Programs

Attend a talk & learn about native plants.

Wildflower Shows

Alum Rock Park Wildflower Festival 2014, Coastal Wildflower Day 2015, Wildflower Show at Hidden Villa 2015, etc.

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