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Agoseris grandiflora  Native Dandelion   
 
Qty:
(1)  1/8 oz. seed  $ 6.00 
Qty:
(11)  stubby cone  $ 6.00 


Alnus rhombifolia  White Alder   
A fast-growing tree to 50-80 feet, white alder thrives in riparian zones and other wet habitats, esp. after logging or a fire. The roots fix nitrogen in the soil, making this a valuable member of the ecosystem. White alder wood is valuable for timber and often used for interior finishing, also to smoke meats and fish. 
Qty:
(5)  1 gal  $ 14.00 


Arctostaphylos manzanita 'St. Helena'  Manzanita   
A disease-resistant manzanita that grows into a small tree. Selected from Napa County. 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal  $ 40.00 

Berberis nevinii    So Cal 
A rare endemic with rigid, multi branched, upright stems growing 6-12' in height and width. Young leaves have distinctive chartreuse color maturing to bluish-green. Generous fragrant bloomer in spring; golden flowers followed by translucent red to orange berries. Very attractive to birds. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 45.00 


berry: Fragaria 'Albion'  Albion Strawberry   
Selection from California farms is ever-bearing with very sweet fruit. 
Qty:
(4)  4" pot  $ 5.00 


Ceanothus 'El Dorado'     
A big, somewhat slow-growing shrub (for a Ceanothus) with interesting yellow and green variegated foliage. Does well in Central Valley heat.  
Qty:
(1)  2 gal  $ 25.00 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'     
White-flowering cultivar of San Francisco's local species of Ceanothus. Robust shrub to 10' tall and wide. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 45.00 

Cephalanthus occidentalis  Buttonwillow   
A vigorous water-loving shrub or small tree 6-30 ft. deciduous, with distinctive reddish-gold new growth and an unusual flower like a white pufferfish. 
Qty:
(7)  5 gal  $ 35.00 


Chicken Feed  Local Organic non-GMO Chicken Feed   
Standard layer pellets for adult egg laying birds. No corn or soy means non-GMO is practical. Added vitamins, seasonings and herbs make this mix delectable and healthy for your flock. Young birds don't need the calcium in this mix and prefer ground pellets (crumbles). We could special order starter/grower blends but this is the basic adult egg-laying hen food you want. Fresh quality local organic feed makes for the best eggs, happiest chickens and a sustainable operation.

Sourced from Modesto Milling an old school local coop. Forget about Purina's 'Organic Pride' - you can't trust that. 
Qty:
(7)    $ 43.00 

Chicken Feed, Whole Grain Layer  Organic non-GMO Layer Chicken Feed   
Organic non-GMO ingredients, this product is intended to be fermented as silage for optimal nutrition with rich pro-biotics or ground fresh weekly. Once the seed is ground, it begins oxidizing so whole grain is the most fresh and healthy. Some flocks will be happy to crack the whole grains. Provide adequate grit in that case. Another way to increase the nutritional/cost value is to sprout the grains.

Lacto-fermenting is fairly simple; just cover with rainwater(1) or bottled water for a few days or aged tap water (a week or two to eliminate the chloramines) and allow the lacto-fermentation to convert the sugars into lactic acid while preserving and even increasing protien, vitamins and enzymes, improving digestibility: beneficial pro-biotics. The same as sauerkraut - easy and safe. In a few days the feed will smell like fresh sauerkraut and your chickens will devour it.

Use this exclusively and your chicken's shit won't stink, supposedly ...or use it periodically for a healthy treat.

(1) The sunflower seeds will float but you want to keep it all below water level to prevent mold with something like a French press coffee device. I cut some flexible plastic sheeting to fit a bucket with a rock strapped on top for weight and drilled holes for the filter.

Here's an interesting article about feeding whole grain to chickens and about chicken feed in general. 
Qty:
(3)  40 lb bag  $ 38.00 


Crataegus douglasii  Douglas' Hawthorne   
 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 14.00 


delivery     
Qty:
(1)    $ 150.00 


Deschampsia caespitosa 'Navarro'  Prostrate Hairgrass  Navarro River 
An uncommon prostrate form that takes foot traffic well and doesn't need mowing because it lays down on the ground. 
Qty:
(5)  1 gal  $ 8.00 

Distichlis spicata  Salt Grass  San Francisco 
Looks and acts like Bermuda Grass with vigorous spreading rhizomes. Tolerates foot traffic, salt water and fresh water innundation, clay and probably dog pee. The strongly pattered leaves are eye catching. 
Qty:
(5)  1 gal  $ 12.00 


Dudleya lanceolata  Lance-leafed Liveforever  So. Cal. 
Narrow leaves and orange to deep yellow flowers gradually increase in size. 
Qty:
(5)  1 gal  $ 16.00 
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(1)  2 gal  $ 18.00 
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(1)  3 gal  $ 50.00 


Fraxinus latifolia  Oregon ash  Habitat Potential 
A lovely tree, 30-75 feet tall, often found streamside and the anchor of numerous plant communities, with lush green leaves in the spring and summer followed by beautiful fall color. 
Qty:
(2)  15 gal  $ 120.00 


fruit: Apple 'Honeycrisp'  Honeycrisp Apple, fruit   
Characteristics

Bloom Color White

Bloom Time Mid - Late

Chill Hours 800

Fruit Color Red

Fruit Size Large

Ripens/Harvest Early September

Shade/Sun Full Sun

Soil Composition Loamy

Soil Moisture Well Drained

Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0

Taste Excellent, Sweet

Texture Crisp, Juicy

Years to Bear 2 - 5

Zone Range 3 - 6

Pollination Self-Fruitful 

Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 57.00 

fruit: Pear 'Bosc'  Bosc Pear, fruit   
BOSC Long & narrow shape, brown skin. Superb quality, one of the best. Fresh/cooked. Susceptible to fireblight in warm, moist climates. Harvest late October. Pollinated by Barlett or other pear. 500 chill hours. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 57.00 

fruit: Pear 'Comice'  Comice Pear, fruit   
Dwarf. On OHxF333
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    600 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    5 - 9
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful in most climates of Western U.S. or plant with Bartlett.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    late midseason
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    late
    Harvest Dates
    September 15 to October 5
 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 57.00 

fruit: Pomegranite 'Pink Satin'  Pink Satin Pomegranite, fruit   
Qty:
(9)  1 gal  $ 15.00 


Galvezia juncea  Baja Bush Snapdragon  Cedros Island 
Photo is a different species. 3-4 feet tall by 4-6 feet wide, the many stems are almost fatter than the leaves, giving it the look of a Palo Verde. Drought tolerant but looks better with some extra water. 
Qty:
(1)  3" rose pot  $ 6.00 


Goat Driftwood  Goat Driftwood   
Decorative branches with their bark chewed off by goats. Redwood, Incense Cedar, Willow, New Zealand Christmas Tree and others. Pricing is by the inch-foot; 1 inch diameter x 1 foot long. 
Qty:
(17)  inch-foot  $ 2.00 
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(17)  inch-foot  $ 10.00 
Qty:
(1)  inch-foot  $ 150.00 
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(4)  inch-foot  $ 5.00 


Hacked By M789  'Clio' Italian Dandelion   
 
Qty:
(7)  six-pack  $ 5.50 
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(6)  3" rose pot  $ 5.00 


herb: Parsley 'Italian Dark Single'  Italian Dark Single Parsley, herb   
Great herb for the kitchen garden, used in many Italian dishes and as a garnish to cleanse the palate between courses. Parsley wants to be in full sun with moist rich soil. Easily grown in a window or in the ground. Pinch back flowers to encourage more leaves with a sweeter taste.  
Qty:
(5)  six-pack  $ 6.00 


Heuchera hirsutissima 'Santa Rosa'  Idyllwild Rock Flower  So. Cal Mountains 
White flowers from pink base and small ground hugging leaves from high mountains in Southern California. Tolerates sun in a rock garden. 
Qty:
(2)  2" rose pot  $ 4.00 

Hibiscus lasiocarpus  California Hibiscus  sacramento river basin 
This is a rare and endangered wetland species. heart-shaped velvety leaves and beautiful white to pink hibiscus flowers. plant grows back larger each year given the right conditions - wet. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal  $ 35.00 


Iris douglasiana  Douglas Iris   
Qty:
(1)  1 gal  $ 16.00 


Jaumea carnosa  Salty Susan , Jaumea   
Jaumea is a low perennial, that spreads by rhizomes. It has small yellow daisy flowers and fleshy leaves. Jaumea grows in coastal salt marshes and tolerates brackish water and alkaline soil. Jaumea carnosa likes full sun, seaside conditions. It survives in alkaline soil, salty conditions, poor drainage, and seasonal flooding. Jaumea carnosa tolerates seaside conditions, alkaline soil, salt, no drainage and seasonal flooding. -Las Pilitas 
Qty:
(6)  1 gal  $ 12.00 
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(2)  2" rose pot  $ 2.50 
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(15)  4" pot  $ 7.00 

Keckiella cordifolia  Climbing Penstemon   
A scandent scrambling plant growing into a lovely 3-5 foot thicket with sprays of red flowers in spring and summer. Drought tolerant; full to part sun. Deciduous under extreme conditions, keeps it's leaves with a bit of water in high summer or plant to scramble up other shrubs to hide the summer dormant leaves. Needs good drainage. Major humming bird draw. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 12.00 

Lobelia dunnii ssp. serrata  Dunn's Lobelia  UC Bot 
Bright blue flowers last a full month at least in summer. Likes wet and some shade but is drought tolerant. Fine textured groundcover. 
Qty:
(4)  4" pot  $ 5.00 


Lonicera hispidula  California Honeysuckle  San Mateo Co. 
Grows as a creeping, understory plant similar to symphoricarpos in dry shade or can grow up as a tall vine with age or water. Nice reddish leaves. 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal  $ 12.00 


Melica imperfecta  Coast Range Oniongrass   
A densely tufted perennial bunchgrass with luscious new growth in spring leading to gorgeous silvery inflorescence. Good for erosion control and once an important forage for elk (but most good native stands now wiped out by overgrazing). 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 10.00 


Montia parvifolia  Little-leaf Miner's Lettuce   
Succulent leaves, grows in shady or moist spots. Makes an interesting little textural counterpoint in the garden. 
Qty:
(7)  2" rose pot  $ 3.00 
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(40)  4" pot  $ 4.00 


Nassella lepida  Foothill Needle Grass   
This species is smaller than Purple Needle grass, more suitable for a small garden. Beatiful shimmering in the wind, backlit. 
Qty:
(8)  5" tree band  $ 5.00 

Nassella pulchra  Purple Needle Grass  Oakland 
The official state grass (and formerly known to old-school native plant aficionados as Stipa pulchra), purple needlegrass is a wild and wooly bunchgrass suitable for meadows and pastures. The long purple florets look lovely swaying in the breeze, but don't plant them too near a path, where they will likely flop over and block traffic. 
Qty:
(20)  2" rose pot  $ 2.50 
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(1)  3" rose pot  $ 5.00 
Qty:
(7)  plug  $ 2.00 


Nemophila maculata  Five-spot   
Annual wildflower similar to Baby Blue-eyes but white with blue spots. 
Qty:
(3)  1 oz. seed  $ 25.00 
Qty:
(2)  1/2 lb. seed  $ 125.00 


Nepeta cataria  Catnip   
Cats love it. Sends them into euphoric bliss similar to a hallucinogen used by humans. Also has beneficial effects when used by humans. Smells great and can be used medicinally for a variety of ailments. 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal  $ 10.00 


Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima  Hooker's Evening Primrose   
Tall, vigorous, covered in yellow blossoms! This free-seeding freebooter comes up everywhere it wants to. Hummingbirds like it. AKA Oenothera hookeri 
Qty:
(3)  1 oz. seed  $ 25.00 


Phyla nodiflora  Lippia  Tesla, Alameda County 
Tiny ground hugging plant, very useful between stepping stones in harsh conditions, as a lawn substitute and excellent butterfly nectar. All sorts of insects are drawn to the flowers of this verbena relative. AKA Capeweed, Creeping Lip Plant, Frog-Fruit, Frog's Bit, Licorice Verbena, Turkey Tangle Frogfruit, Condamine Couch, Creeping Vervain, Matgrass and more worldwide. Larval host for buckeye butterflies. Usually found in moist conditions but has deep roots and easy to keep green in summer. 
Qty:
(27)  2" rose pot  $ 2.50 

Plantago subnuda  Tall Coastal Plantain   
Striking coastal wildlife species with a rosette of fleshy stemless leaves and small green-brown flowers on dense 1-foot spikes. An important larval host plant for butterflies. AKA goose tongue. Away from the immediate coast, this species will need additional irrigation. The seeds are edible and they reseed readily. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 10.00 


Polypodium californicum 'Sarah Lyman'  California Polypody   
Summer deciduous, first thing to leaf out with the fall rains. 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal  $ 15.00 


Populus tremuloides  Quaking Aspen   
Aspen grows in montane habitats throughout the country, and needs cold to display its famous autumn color. Fast-growing, midsized handsome tree. Requires ample water. 
Qty:
(3)  5 gal  $ 35.00 


Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica  Pacific Silver Cinquefoil  Bay Area 
Easy to grow, ferny leaves, silver beneath, flower like a strawberry's but yellow. Likes wet conditions. Spreads by runners like a strawberry. Jepson calls it invasive in the garden. Recently renamed Drymocallis. 
Qty:
(6)  1 gal  $ 12.00 

Potentilla gracilis  Slender Cinquefoil  Sierra 
Big bright yellow flowers and palmate leaves. Recently renamed Drymocallis. 
Qty:
(5)  4" pot  $ 7.00 
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(18)  2" rose pot  $ 3.00 


Rhamnus illicifolia  Mountain Redberry   
These are slow growers to 4-5 feet and marvelous miniature shrubs, easy in the garden, an ideal solution for well-drained conditions like chert or sandy soils. Redberry are dioecious; you need a male and female plant to set seed, and these have not been sexed. 
Qty:
(2)  5 gal  $ 35.00 


Salvia leucophylla 'Amethyst Bluff'  Amethyst Bluff Purple Sage  Pt. Sal, 
A heavy blooming selection from Pt. Sal, north of Santa Barbara. In youth it's rather low growing but in time can grow to as much as 10 feet tall and 15 wide. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 14.00 


Salvia mellifera  Black sage   
Hardy, wind- and drought-tolerant, this is the Bay Area's local sage from hot inland areas and grows to about 3 feet. 
Qty:
(1)  roll  $ 4.00 


Scutellaria siphocampyloides  Austins Skullcap   
Brilliant blue flowers on this mint relative. Needs some moisture, deciduous. Photo is a different species but flower is similar. 
Qty:
(2)  4" pot  $ 7.00 

Sesuvium verrucosum  Water Sea-Purslane   
Western Sea-purslane is a fleshy perennial herb producing many branching prostrate stems up to 3 feet long, forming a mat up to 6 feet wide. This mat forming perennial herb grows in many types of saline and alkaline habitat types on the coast and inland and would make a fantastic native substiture for iceplant. It displays magenta colored flowers April through November. Tolerant of salty soils. Sun: Full Sun Water: Dry, Light, Moderate, High Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Rocky Other: Drought Tolerant -Watershed Nursery 
Qty:
(3)  4" pot  $ 7.00 

Sisyrinchium californicum  Yellow-eyed Grass   
Named "californicum" for the Golden State, this iris relative likes moist streambanks and only opens its flowers in full sun. Easy in those conditions; goes dormant in winter. 
Qty:
(37)  4" pot  $ 5.00 

Solanum xantii 'Mountain Pride'  Blue Witch   
A greener-leafed nightshade species, reaching 2' tall. Poor drainage is no problem! Part shade and little water are ideal. VERY deer-resistant! 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal  $ 14.00 


Sporobolus airoides  Alkali Sacaton   
Grows in alkali seeps and makes big fascinating feathery flower heads. 
Qty:
(13)  1 gal  $ 12.00 


Tanacetum camphoratum  Dune Tansy   
A silver ferny-leafed dune plant with yellow flowers, this former champion of the Franciscan flora spreads rapidly by rhizomes but is threatened in the wild by habitat destruction. It makes a strong statement of local ecological solidarity in the garden. Renamed to T. bipinnatum :-( 
Qty:
(1)  1/2 gal  $ 7.00 
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(6)  4" pot  $ 6.00 


The California Native Landscape  book  Greg Ruban and Lucy Warren 
 
Qty:
(1)  book  $ 34.95 


veggie: Pepper 'Alma Paprika'  Alma Paprika Pepper   
Qty:
(1)  1 gal  $ 12.00 

veggie: Pumpkins - Pumpkin Patch  Pumpkin Patch, veggies   
Largest BIG stems: $18 Large orange: $12 Large fancy: $14 Medium fancy: $8 Small orange: $6 Extra small orange and gourds: $2 
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(11)    $ 8.00 
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(17)    $ 5.00 
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(9)    $ 2.00 
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(6)    $ 16.00 


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