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Native Plants

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Native Plants

Our Native Plant Nursery Needs Your Support

Please help us keep this vital program growing. The demand for locally-adapted plants for habitat restoration projects in Mayne Island’s public parks has grown in recent years, as has interest from homeowners and other private land stewards using native plants for land restoration and native plant gardening. Our small native Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 2 yearsAugust 23, 2021 ago
Native Plants

Spring Native Plant Sale

Spring is here and the plants in our small native plant nursery are starting to wake up! We have limited availability this year due to an increase in demand for native plants in our habitat restoration projects, and an early-bird opportunity that was available only to those that held membership Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 2 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
Caring for the Land

What’s for dinner next?

As I was making a salad for dinner last night with fresh greens from our small greenhouse (which made a surprisingly amazing bounce back following our late season cold snap), my six-year-old son started talking to me about science. Now, my son tends to be extreme in all things, sometimes Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 2 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
Caring for the Land

Fall Native Plant Sale

We’re offering a different format for plant sales this fall. Due to an increase in demand for on-island habitat restoration projects we have a limited selection and supply this fall. However, we still have some amazing plants for sale and will be taking email orders between October 1st and November Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 2 yearsSeptember 30, 2020 ago
Caring for the Land

7th Annual Amateur Nature Photo Contest

To quote Dr. Bonnie Henry, “Please, go outside.” And while you’re out there, why don’t you bring along your camera and take some photos to enter into the 2020 Nature Photo Contest? Winners will be announced in September 2020 and will receive a 2021 Nature Photo Calendar. Categories This year Read more…

By Lauren Underhill, 3 yearsApril 30, 2020 ago
Caring for the Land

Native Plant Sales

All plants are grown on Mayne Island by the Mayne Island Conservancy from seeds and cuttings collected locally by hand. The plants are grown in our plant nursery without the use of artificial fertilizer or any pesticides. We use 100% rainwater to water our plants. Care is taken to follow Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 3 yearsApril 3, 2020 ago
Caring for the Land

About our Native Plant Nursery

The Nursery Beginnings The Mayne Island Conservancy began a native plant propagation program in the spring of 2011. Having a ready supply of local native plants is a key component in completing our ecosystem restoration projects on Mayne Island. In addition, native plants are growing in popularity with home gardeners, Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 7 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago

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