Propagation is a year-round activity, and as we move into summer, prop agation of native plants shifts to starting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welcome to bring seeds to exchange, but we encour age folks to bring cuttings too. Join us on Sunday, July 14 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 cuttings and seeds of native plants. Browse the d iverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to- find, and go home w ith cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring containers in which to carry cuttings home.
If y ou have native plant material from your own garden to share, we encourage y ou to bring it. Label your cuttings to make them easy to browse – some gard eners attach helpful hints about growing; others display photos of plants i n bloom. You may find it convenient to use www.calscape.org for this – there is a link on each plant’s informat ion 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. D on’t have native plant material to share? No problem, as there is usually e nough for all.
Several popular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, including Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dara E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.< /p>
Our Wildflower Ambassadors will be giving out free seed packets and i nformation as well.
Limited Online Plant Sale
There will be an online plant sale at california-native-plant- soc iety-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site, starting on Sunday , July 7. The store will switch back to delivery-only when we reac h our pickup capacity at the Cutting Exchange. In addition to plants, the n ursery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, books, labels and plant si gns.
Orders from this sale will only be available for pickup before a nd during our Seed Exchange. We will not have nursery pickup or del ivery, and there is a minimum order of $40.
Call f or Volunteers
We need help with setup, answering questions a nd cleanup.
The tasks don’t require expert knowledge of plants, and t he shifts are set 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 t he 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 curve left then right. Take the first right onto Corporation Wa y, and an immediate left into the PCC parking lot. The meeting rooms are on the first floor.
Propagation is a year-round activity, and as we move into summer, prop agation of native plants shifts to starting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welcome to bring seeds to exchange, but we encour age folks to bring cuttings too. Join us on Sunday, July 14 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 cuttings and seeds of native plants. Browse the d iverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to- find, and go home w ith cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring containers in which to carry cuttings home.
If y ou have native plant material from your own garden to share, we encourage y ou to bring it. Label your cuttings to make them easy to browse – some gard eners attach helpful hints about growing; others display photos of plants i n bloom. You may find it convenient to use www.calscape.org for this – there is a link on each plant’s informat ion 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. D on’t have native plant material to share? No problem, as there is usually e nough for all.
Several popular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, including Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dara E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.< /p>
Our Wildflower Ambassadors will be giving out free seed packets and i nformation as well.
Limited Online Plant Sale
There will be an online plant sale at cal ifornia-native-plant- society-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site, < strong>starting on Sunday, July 7. The store will switch back to d elivery-only when we reach our pickup capacity at the Cutting Exchange. In addition to plants, the nursery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, b ooks, labels and plant signs.
Orders from this sale will only be avai lable for pickup before and during our Seed Exchange. We will not h ave nursery pickup or delivery, and there is a minimum order of $40.
Call for Volunteers
We need help with set up, answering questions and cleanup.
The tasks don’t require expert k nowledge of plants, and the shifts are set up to spend time at the event in addition to volunteering. You can sign up here: www.cnps- scv.org/seed-cutting-help.
< p>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 curve left then right. Take the first right onto Corporation Way, and an immediate left into the PCC parking lot. The meeting rooms are on the first floor.