About us

I have always enjoyed raising plants.  My earliest recollection was in the mid-sixties raising tomatoes for our family to use in salads.  I was very successful at raising more tomatoes than our family and neighbors could use.  This abundance of tomatoes was not lost on me come late October. These fruits would make great projectiles to throw at cars for me and a group of friends whose plan was to run amuck on the streets of St. Charles, Missouri during the night of Halloween!

Fast forward to the late 1980’s.  For two years, 1989-1990, I embarked on a Master of Science degree in Biology from Eastern Washington University.  The program culminated with a thesis titled, A Description of Habitats Surrounding Columbian Sharptailed Grouse Leks in Lincoln County, Washington.

The project fully exposed me to the beauty and wonders of native plants, as well as an understanding of the natural history of plant communities found in some of the last remaining native shrub steppe landscapes of Eastern Washington.

As a secondary biology teacher, one field project for my students was to collect and preserve wildflowers.  The project required me to continue my knowledge and understanding of the natural history of the native and non-native shrubs and forbs of Eastern Washington.

Prior to my retirement from teaching, I embarked upon creating a small native plant nursery because of my interest and love of native plants and to help supply drought tolerant native species for landscaping and restoration. 

Fresh water is a extremely valuable finite natural resource. Many homeowners continue to keep a lawn green during the hot months of July-September in Eastern Washington using copious amount of water.  This practice is not sustainable. For those wanting to reduce their water footprint we offer an wonderful alternative.  Using drought tolerate native shrubs and wildflowers for landscaping instead of a lawn, the homeowner can reduce their water use and thus save valuable water and time trying to maintain a lawn.

Our nursery uses a production growing system called pot in pot. Unlike other systems that grow plants above the ground surface, this system grows plants in containers below the surface of the ground.  This system protects the roots from the extreme heat of the summer and the freezing temperatures of the winter.  All of our 15 gallon pots are treated to prevent circling of the roots in order to help facilitate a successful transplanting of large specimen plants. 

In addition, our nursery has provided native plant materials for restoration and wetland mitigation projects. We offer plants in sizes 3.5", 1, 2, 5, and 15 gallon sizes.