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Local Native and Drought-resistant Plant Nurseries

Central Coast Wilds
114 Liberty Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831 / 459-0655
State registered organic nursery provides quality native plants, seeds,
and services to landscapers and designers.

Drought Resistant Nursery
850 Park Avenue
Monterey, CA 93940
831 / 375-2120
Perennials, natives, shrubs, vines, trees. Landscape suppliers.

Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery
P.O. Box 270, 19578 Hwy 1
Moss Landing, CA 95039
831 / 763-1207
Wholesale & retail on Wed. & Sat., seed, container & bareroot plants,
contract collect & grow, demonstration garden.

McShane's Nursery and Landscape Supply
115 Monterey-Salinas Hwy
Salinas, CA  93908
831/455-1876
Native and drought tolerant plants, landscape supplies, design
and consultation services, newsletter, and gardening classes.

Native Revival Nursery
8022 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
831 / 684-1811
Wholesale & retail seed & plants, contract collect & grow, revegetation & restoration.

Northwest Native Seed
Ron Ratko
17595 Vierra Canyon Road #172
Prunedale, CA 93907
Catalog issued late fall (end of Nov. or Dec.), ships seed Nov-April,
extensive listings include data on where collected, many hard-to-find.

Rana Creek Habitat Restoration
35351 East Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley CA 93924
831 / 659-3820
Wholesale & retail on Fri. & first Sat. of month, revegetation seed,
container & bareroot plants. Free monthly lectures.

Redwood Nursery
2752 El Rancho Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA
831 / 438-2844
California natives, American pines and native ground cover.

Royal Oaks Nursery
1070 San Miguel Canyon Rd.
Watsonville CA 95076
831 /724 7032
831 / 724 7046 fax
By appointment only Monday through Friday. Wide range of water-wise, non-invasive perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees, including many California natives, in #1 through #15 containers. We use no synthetic pesticides or herbicides and our potting mix is certified organic.

Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens
2660 East Lake Avenue (Highway 152)
Watsonville, CA 95076
831 / 763-0939
Mediterranean & water-conserving plants, many natives.

Suncrest Nurseries, Inc.
400 Casserly Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
831 / 728-2595
Wholesale only, see website for local retail outlets. Specializes in
development of new and unusual ornamental plants for coastal and near coastal California--many of them native.