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A designed meadow can be exquisitely layered with plants , just as nature is , and as horticulturally sophisticated as any fussy repeated borderline . Grass is the glue that holds it all together . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
Lawn . Do you really call for one ? Grasses guru John Greenlee answers with a resounding no ! " There is no doubt that lawn civilisation is not near for the planet , " say John Greenlee , whose missionary post is to change how America garden . " I really , urgently desire to help America start making meadow instead of lawn . “The American Meadow Garden : create a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn(Timber Press ) teaches you how . Says John , " There are no limits . you could do this anywhere . "
John has done the legwork of finding greenhouse rootage in 24 state that are growing the plants mentioned in the book . terminal figure of business are indicated , along with whether the baby’s room propose mail order . Many of these nurseries have catalogs useable either online or as hard copy . No endorsement of business sector included in this section is intended , nor is any critique entail of any source not observe . Read on for glasshouse sources near you and a tilt of organizations dedicate to conservation and restoration of natural habitats .
ARIZONA
Southwestern Native SeedsP.O. Box 50503 , Tucson , AZ 85703;southwesternnativeseeds.com ; retail , mail club
Wild SeedP.O. Box 27751 , Tempe , AZ 85285 ; 602 - 276 - 3536 ; retail , no ring mail purchase order
This backyard in Santa Monica , California , may be pocket-size , but it can still contain a beautiful meadow . The lawn consist of California dune sedge ( Carex pansa ) ; speech pattern pot include muhlys ( Muhlenbergia ) and sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum ) . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
CALIFORNIA
Annie ’s Annuals740 Market Avenue , Richmond , CA 94801;anniesannuals.com ; 888 - 266 - 4370 ; wholesale and retail , chain mail order
Berkeley Horticultural Nursery1310 McGee Avenue , Berkeley , CA 94703 ; 510 - 526 - 4704;berkeleyhort.com ; retail , no mail order
Digging Dog NurseryP.O. Box 471 , Albion , CA 95410 ; 707 - 937 - 1130;diggingdog.com ; retail , mail order
Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery1957B Highway 1 , Moss Landing , CA 95039;elkhornnursery.com ; 831 - 763 - 1270 ; sweeping and retail , no post order
El Nativo Growers200 S Peckham Road , Azusa , CA 91702 ; 626 - 969 - 8449;elnativogrowers.com ; wholesale and retail , no mail order
Emerisa Gardens555 Irwin Lane , Santa Rosa , CA 95401 - 5657 ; 707 - 525 - 9644;emerisa.com ; wholesale and retail , no mail order
Greenlee NurseryP.O. Box 885 , Chino , CA 91708 ; 909 - 342 - 6201;greenleenursery.com ; wholesale and retail , chain armour order
Blue grama ( Bouteloua gracilis ) and buffalo eatage ( Buchloe dactyloides ) form the base grass in this meadow ; emphasis and background grasses grow up through them . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
Hedgerow Farms21905 County Road 88 , Winters , CA 95694 ; 530 - 662 - 8647;hedgerowfarms.com ; wholesale and retail , no post order
Larner SeedsP.O. Box 407 , Bolinas , CA 94924 ; 415 - 868 - 9407;larnerseeds.com ; wholesale and retail , no mail order
Mostly Native NurseryP.O. Box 258 , 27235 Highway 1 , Tomales , CA 94971 ; 707 - 878 - 2009;mostlynatives.com ; retail , no mail orderliness
Theodore Payne Foundation10459 Tuxford Street , Sun Valley , CA 91352 - 2126 ; 818 - 768 - 1802;theodorepayne.org ; retail , mail order
COLORADO
Western Native SeedP.O. Box 188 , Coaldale , CO 81222 ; 719 - 942 - 3935;westernnativeseed.com ; retail , mail order
Low flowering bulbs and perennial raise a mountain meadow in this hot Napa Valley courtyard . The garden is more heat and drouth tolerant than it might seem . photograph by : Saxon Holt .
CONNECTICUT
Twombly Nursery163 Barn Hill Road , Monroe , CT 06468 ; 203 - 261 - 2133;twomblynursery.com ; retail , postal service order
FLORIDA
The Natives2929 JB Carter Road , Davenport , FL 33837 ; 863 - 422 - 6664;thenatives.net ; retail , no mail ordination
GEORGIA
nigh Native Nursery776 McBride Road , Fayetteville , GA 30215 ; 770 - 460 - 6284;nearlynativenursery.com
ILLINOIS
AAA Ornamentals8S953 Jericho Road P.O. Box 277 , Big Rock , IL 60511 ; 630 - 556 - 4507 ; retail , mail service order of magnitude
The Matus - Sheehan garden , Padadena California : This garden is perfect for strolling with potable in bridge player . You ’d never know that it ’s in the affection of the city . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
IN
Country What Not Gardens7129 E. 500 N. , Rochester , IN 46975 ; 574 - 353 - 7915;countrywhatnotgardens.com ; retail , mail order
KENTUCKY
Jelitto Perennial Seeds125 Chenoweth Lane # 301 , Louisville , KY 40207;jelitto.com ; 502 - 895 - 0807 ; sweeping and retail , mail service order
Gauras , lavenders , salvia , and verbenas lead the mode in this drought large-minded hayfield at a private residence in Santa Cruz , California . Have fun with color — make changes as you see fit . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
MARYLAND
Earthly Pursuits2901 Kuntz Road , Windsor Mill , MD 21244 ; 410 - 496 - 2523;earthlypursuits.net ; retail outlet for Kurt Bluemel , Inc. , mail order
MASSACHUSETTS
Northeast Nursery Garden Center234 Newbury Street , Peabody , MA 01960 ; 978 - 535 - 6550 ; sweeping and retail , no mail parliamentary procedure
MICHIGAN
Amber Wave Gardens1460 Hillandale Road , Benton Harbor , MI 49022;amberwavegardens.com ; retail , no chain armor order
The Native Plant NurseryP.O. Box 7841 , Ann Arbor , MI 48107 ; 734 - 677 - 3260;nativeplant.com ; wholesale and retail , no chain armor order
Wildtype Design900 N Every Road , Mason , MI 48854 ; 517 - 244 - 1142;wildtypeplants.com ; retail , no chain mail order
The grasses here blend the plants together almost invisibly . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
MINNESOTA
Prairie Moon Nursery32115 Prairie Lane , Winona , MN 55987 ; 507 - 452 - 1362;prairiemoon.com ; retail
NEBRASKA
Nature Hills Nursery , Inc.3334 North 88th Plaza , Omaha , NE 68134 ; 402 - 934 - 8116;naturehills.com ; sweeping and retail , no mail order
Stock Seed Farms28008 Mill Road , Murdock , NE 68407;stockseed.com ; 800 - 759 - 1520 ; retail , mail order
NEVADA
Comstock Seed917 Highway 88 , Gardnerville , NV 89460;comstockseed.com ; wholesale and retail , no mail order
NEW JERSEY
Triple Oaks NurseryP.O. Box 385 2359 Delsea Drive , Franklinville , NJ 08322 ; 856 - 694 - 4272;tripleoaks.com ; retail , no mail club
Wild Earth Native Plant NurseryP.O. Box 7258 , Freehold , NJ 07728 ; 732 - 308 - 9777 ; retail , no mail order
NEW MEXICO
Bernado Beach Native Plant FarmStar Route 7 , Box 145 , Veguita , NM 87062 ; 505 - 345 - 6248 ; wholesale and retail , no mail decree
Curtis and Curtis Star Route , Box 8A 4500 N Prince , Clovis , NM 88101 ; 505 - 762 - 4759;curtisseed.com ; sweeping and retail , no mail social club
High Country Gardens2902 Rufina Street , Santa Fe , NM 87507 - 2929;highcountrygardens.com ; 800 - 925 - 9387 ; retail , post order
Plants of the Southwest3095 Agua Fria Street , Santa Fe , NM 87507 ; 800 - 788 - 7333;plantsofthesouthwest.com ; retail , mail order
Berkeley sedge ( Carex divulsa ) in flower with blue oatgrass ( Helictotrichan sempervirens ) . Dark commons can really make silver gray and blue pop . Berkeley sedge is a dependable dark green in either Sunday or refinement . Photo by : Saxon Holt .
NORTH CAROLINA
Plant Delights Nursery9241 Sauls Road , Raleigh , NC 27603 ; 919 - 772 - 4794;plantdelights.com ; retail , mail order
OHIO
Glasshouse WorksP.O. Box 97 Church Street , Stewart , OH 45778 - 0097 ; 740 - 662 - 2142;glasshouseworks.com ; retail , post order
OREGON
Daryll ’s Nursery15770 W Ellendale Road , Dallas , OR 97338 ; 503 - 623 - 0251;daryllsnursery.com ; retail , no mail order
PENNSYLVANIA
Ernst Conservation Seeds9006 Mercer Pike , Meadville , PA 16335 ; 800 - 873 - 3321 or 814 - 336 - 2404;ernstseed.com ; retail , mail order
TX
Bluestem Nursery4101 Curry Road , Arlington , TX 76001 ; 800 - 356 - 9164;bluestemnursery.com ; wholesale and retail , no mail fiat
Wildseed Farms100 Legacy Drive P.O. Box 3000 , Fredericksburg , TX 78624 ; 800 - 848 - 0078;wildseedfarms.com ; retail , mail decree
Yucca Do NurseryP.O. Box 907 , Hempstead , TX 77445;yuccado.com ; 979 - 826 - 4580 ; retail , no mail order
UTAH
Granite Seed1697 W 2100 North , Lehi , UT 84043;graniteseed.com ; 801 - 768 - 4422 ; wholesale and retail , no mail order
A meadow of Mediterranean false brome ( Brachypodium retusum ) , Atlas fescue ( Festuca mairei ) , and slender veldt forage ( Pennisetum spathiolatum ) forms the base of a green roof in a attack - prone part of California . This unripe roof hayfield want relatively little supplementary piss to stay nonflammable . photograph by : Saxon Holt .
WISCONSIN
Milaeger ’s Gardens4838 Douglas Avenue , Racine , WI 53402 - 2498 ; 800 - 669 - 1229 ; retail , no mail order
Prairie NurseryP.O. Box 306 , Westfield , WI 53964 ; 800 - 476 - 9453;prairienursery.com ; retail , mail Holy Order
Prairie Seed SourceP.O. Box 83 , North Lake , WI 53064 - 0083;prairiebob.com ; retail , mail club
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California Native Grasslands AssociationP.O. Box 72405 Davis , CA 95617 ; 530 - 759 - 8458
The mission of the CNGA is to promote , preserve , and restore the variety of California ’s aboriginal grasses and grassland ecosystems through teaching , protagonism , research , and stewardship .
California Native Plant Society2707 K Street # 1 Sacramento , CA 95816 - 5113 ; 916 - 447 - 2677
The CNPS is a non-profit-making organization dedicate to the discernment and discernment of California ’s native plant life and the preservation of them and their natural habitats through education , science , advocacy , gardening , and land stewardship .
California Society for Ecological Restoration2701 twentieth Street Bakersfield , CA 93301 - 3334 ; 661 - 634 - 9228
SERCAL is a nonprofit membership - based organization dedicated to the aim of wreak about the recovery of damage California ecosystems . To this destruction , the organisation ’s activities are focused on the presentation of conferences , symposia , workshops , field trips , and other educational activities look at with the many different panorama involved in restitution of California native habitats .
California Weed Science SocietyP.O. Box 3073 Salinas , CA 93912 - 3073 ; 831 - 442 - 0883
The CWSS render information exchange on weed scientific discipline and technology through an yearly conference , publications , and other activities ; advises stakeholders on matter appertain to weeds ; facilitates cooperation among person , agencies , and organization ; advance calling in weed skill ; and promote professional growth and fundamental interaction for its members in California .
The Ecological Conservation Organization120 S. Cross Street Little Rock , AR 72201 ; 501 - 372 - 7895
ECO is an Arkansas - based and -operated environmental non-profit-making organization , whose mission is simple : " Restore natural ecosystems through research , restoration , and protagonism . "
Native Habitats17287 Skyline Blvd . # 102 Woodside , CA 94062 - 3780
Mission program line : " We participate in and support efforts to regenerate and preserve aboriginal ecosystem ( urban , suburban , and wild ) . . . for the sake of restoring ecological process and biodiversity . . . allowing native coinage , both flora and creature , to survive and thrive . "
Society for Ecological Restoration International285 W. 18th Street # 1 Tucson , AZ 85701 ; 520 - 622 - 5485
The Global Restoration internet ( GRN ) , a project of the society , propose the flying field of bionomic restoration a new database and web - based portal to trusty and tough - to - witness selective information on all aspects of restoration , from historic ecosystem and recent causes of degradation to in - profundity causa sketch and prove refurbishment proficiency . The overrule mission of the GRN is to link refurbishment projects , research , and practitioner in society to further the creative exchange of experience , vision , and expertise .
