How to Be Prepared When Purchasing Native Plants
Rebecca Wright1, Ty Blacker1
1North Fork Native Plants, Rexburg, ID, USA; rebecca@northforknativeplants.com
Over the past 20 years North Fork Native Plants has accumulated experience through being both a custom and speculative wholesale grower of native plant species for projects throughout the intermountain west. There are a handful of different native plant products that our company produces, some are common to the industry, and one is unique to North Fork Native Plants. We will step through the process of what it takes to procure starting materials, treat seed prior to germination, and achieve a grow within the timeframe our clients requested. Finding the preferred or required seed source and notifying a grower within the proper timeframe are the two most common obstacles encountered by native plant buyers. Understanding these potential roadblocks and how to prepare for them in advance is crucial information for project managers, designers, and installers to understand.