California Native Seeds of Wildflowers, Grasses, Shrubs, Vines, & Trees
2008 Editor's Choiceby Marin Magazine
"The East Coast had Johnny Appleseed but, here in Marin, we have Judith Larner Lowry, who has spread the message on (and the beauty of) California’s native annuals, perennials, wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees by encouraging home gardeners to go native."
Here at Larner Seeds, we seek to promote the riches of our California flora, through supplying our customers with seeds, plants, books, advice, and landscaping services. It is our goal to bring to the California gardener the perspectives and information of the whole humming world of natural history as it applies to the California landscape.
Let us celebrate this place by helping the native flora find its way back into the land surrounding our homes, for gardens that are full of life, the life of California. Shaded and sheltered by native trees and shrubs, delighted and renewed by our California wildflowers, nourished by our native fruits, greens, and nuts,we as gardeners become ever more deeply "home."
How to begin? Start with local field trips with naturalists and biologists, buy local floras, join the local chapter of the California Native Plant Society and slowly build your vision of your own, site-specific California backyard restoration garden. We hope that our catalog, books, seeds, and plants will be part of the adventure.
This we can promise - there will be no end to the learning and the delights.
Native Plants We supply fifty different wildflower species and four different wildflower mixes, available in bulk as well as by the packet. Our catalog includes bothannualsandperennials, wildflower mixes, grasses, shrubs,and trees. Seeds to grow the mighty oak and the tiny flower. We offer site-specific seed collection as well. Propagated at our nursery, with an emphasis on coastal plants. They can be purchased hereat our Larner Seeds office Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Books Carefully selected to reflect our focus. Not strictly horticultural, our offerings include books from the fields of anthropology, ethnobotany, natural history, range management, and entomology. We specialize in hard to find books that will inspire and inform.
Garden Tools and Accessories
Some of our favorite tools and toys for working in the garden and bringing natural products back into the home. We hold all our products in the highest standing with the hope that they will enliven your gardening and general experience.
Seeds, books, and gardening aids are now attractively displayed in the Larner Seeds Shop, a clean, well-lit place for seeds. With the shop set snugly into our one-acre demonstration garden of all California native plants, customers can browse in comfort and at their leisure among all our seed offerings, some of which are not listed in the catalog. Our books are accessibly displayed as well, with a new and ever-changing section featuring rare and out-of-print used books. Choice related items, from native plant scented soaps to Scotch Broom removal tools, edible wildflower seeds and our favorite gardening tools, are also available.
For homeowners interested in "backyard restoration gardening" on-site consultation is available, as well as a more economical venue, in which appointments are set up here at Larner Seeds. Clients bring pictures of their garden and detailed questions.
Call Larner Seeds for more information, at 415-868-9407.
