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Natural Abundance
Native Plant Nursery
The Nanaimo and Area Land Trust operates a Native Plant Nursery on the VanKerkoerle Property in Cassidy, with several thousand native trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants for sale.
The nursery is on 3145 Frost Road off Spruston Road at the Haslam Creek Bridge on the Island Highway, just before Nanaimo Airport (if heading south). After 2 km on Spruston Road turn left on Frost Road, watch for a utility tower and a lavender farm. Opening hours are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, call Susan Fisher at 1-250-714-1990.
Why Native Plants:
- Native plants are more drought and disease resistant.
- Require less fertilizers, pesticides and care.
- Offer food and shelter for birds, bees, and butterflies.
How to Take Care:
- Continue watering the plants in their pots until spring or fall when you can plant them.
- Find the right spot in your garden regarding shade, sunlight and soil moisture.
- Soak the plant thoroughly in its pot before planting, and soak the dug out area where the shrub or tree will be planted.
- During the first two summers water the new plants regularly.
Plants in Stock:
To view the plants, click on the thumbnails below.
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assorted pots of garry oak |
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grand fir, douglas fir, cedar |
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yellow and western red cedar, red alder |
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roses, oregon grape, salal |
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big leaf maple |
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nodding onions |
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fringe cup saxifragas |
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meadow pots with assorted wildflowers |
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assorted stonecrops and sedum |
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starflower, lupin, cow parsnip |
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yellow monkey flower |
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huckleberry, snowberry, trailing blackberry |
... and more
visit the Natural Abundance Native Plant Nursery
to see all available species
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Where:
to explore:
low-maintenance
lawns
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