What makes our plants better?

Will a Buffalo Grass lawn work for you?

Short Ground Covers for Shade

Merv's Picks for Landscaping

Vines

Wildflower Seed Mixes

A Rain Garden

Lewis and Clark

Seeding Wildflowers & Native Grasses

Native Plants and Quail!

Why Mervin Grows Wildflowers

Get a jump on next year's growing season

We can see from the numbers of people in our mailing list who live on the same street, that a lot of folks are sharing their enthusiasm for wildflowers. That's not just enthusiasm about the precious water saved, the fertilizers and chemicals not needed, less lawn to mow, and the great tolerance of our climate that wildflowers have. It's also enthusiasm about doing something good for the environment, bringing back a little chunk of the native ecosystem that once occupied the neighborhood. When people have a Monarch caterpillar forming a crysilis under the eve of their house or a Spice Bush Swallowtail caterpillar surrounding itself in a curled Spice Bush leaf, all because the right native plant was planted, they can't help but want to share that with all the kids (no matter how old) in the neighborhood. It's not just native plants being planted, because there is the interaction of these plants with the rest of the native environment. These little chunks of ecosystem can add up street by street. Using wildflowers in the home landscape not only adds to and benefits the total ecosystem, but can start the educational process that leads to a better understanding, appreciation, and acceptance of our natural environment. Thanks for sharing your excitement with the neighbors. It's good for the environment ...and the business.

Mervin Wallace, Owner