Sonoma Native Plant Nursery at Sonoma Garden Park

The Sonoma Ecology Center Restoration Team manages an in-house native plant nursery at Sonoma Garden Park. Through the nursery we offer more than 80 native species and are able to propagate thousands of plants every year, replanting areas in Sonoma Valley and beyond.

We contract grow for selected projects for which we conduct watershed-specific propagule collection, and keep commonly requested species in stock.

Here is a link to our species list which is regularly updated, but please call to verify before visiting the Nursery.

We hold weekly sales to the public on Fridays from 12:00 am-3:00 pm, and two Saturday seasonal sales in April and October. The Native Plant Nursery will be closed on October 18 and 25, the two Fridays preceding the seasonal on October 26. 

We will be opened all Fall and Winter, which are the best months for planting, when the soil is moist and cool. These conditions are ideal for the development of healthy root systems that will help plants survive the hot and dry summer weather. We’re also open by appointment.

Plants are produced following BMP protocols in clean facilities with sterilized pots and soils on metal tables under rigorous pathogen prevention standards. We are in the process of setting up regular Phytophthora testing and can outsource lab work for plant materials from restoration sites or from nursery stock. Our nursery is registered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and is in compliance with the Nursery Stock Registration and Certification Programs.

We are located in Sonoma Garden Park at 19996 East Seventh Street in Sonoma. 

A wonderful group of volunteers helps staff the Sonoma Ecology Center Nursery Plant Nursery. Volunteers at the Nursery are indispensable; they mix soil; sanitize pots, collect and plant seeds, take and stick plant cuttings, weed and prune, and tend to our demonstration garden. No previous experience is necessary! A few times a year we have an educational outing related to Native Plants. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our Nursery Manager, Hannah Aclufi, at hannah@sonomaecology center.org and (707) 933-7788.

Volunteer with us!

A wonderful group of volunteers helps staff the Sonoma Nursery Plant Nursery at Sonoma Garden Park. Volunteers at the Nursery are indispensable; they mix soil; sanitize pots, collect and plant seeds, take and stick plant cuttings, weed and prune, and tend to our demonstration garden. No previous experience is necessary! A few times a year we have an educational outing related to native plants. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our Sonoma Native Plant Nursery Manager, Hannah Aclufi, at hannah@sonoma ecology center.org and 707.933.7788.

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