Posts by Foundation
In-Person Mentoring Opportunity
Talk to native plant industry professionals that can help you get started in your business or career In-person mentorship is available from 10:30am until 1:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday, October 30-31, 2024, at the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation table at the Central Florida Native Plant Seminar hosted by Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN) at…
Read MorePodcast Listeners Survey
Please take a few minutes to give us feedback on our Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast. Your input can help us refine our content and better meet the needs of startups, emerging professionals and career switchers seeking to enter the native plant industry. Thank you.
Read MoreFlorida Kiva Loan Program
Can a small loan help your native plant nursery? Or a nursery you’d like to have in your community? The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation has been approved as a Trustee by Kiva, one of the world’s most popular and successful nonprofit microlending…
Read MoreDig Meadows? Educational Opportunity
Applications were due no later than Sept. 5, 2022, for registration sponsorship for students and emerging professionals for October educational event hosted by FANN in Florida Panhandle. THIS EVENT IS OVER Wild Meadow Magic – Fall 2022 Thanks in part to a retired native nurseryman, who wishes to honor the memory of his daughter, and…
Read MoreGO NATIVE: THE BEEMANS, NATIVE PLANT GROWERS & INNOVATORS
Podcast interview with Steve Beeman, owner of Beemats Floating Wetlands.
Read MoreGO NATIVE: JANE THOMPSON, NATIVE PLANT GROWER
Podcast interview with Jane Thompson, owner of Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth, Florida. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jane Thompson is the owner and operator of Indian Trails Native Nursery, a one-stop shop for Florida native plants in Lake Worth, the western end of Palm Beach County in South Florida. Jane supplies wholesale plants to…
Read MoreGo Native: Jerry Fritz, Native Tree Grower
Jerry Fritz, retired tree farmer, talks about how he got into the native plant industry.
Read MoreFALL 2021 UF REAL FLORIDA LANDSCAPES DESIGN CHALLENGE
Before this project, I had just been exposed to Florida-friendly landscaping™ principles. Native plants were the “better option when possible” was all I knew. It really helped, being forced to look at native options and dive into it. It’s really cool to see that natives connect to a place. [Now] I definitely know that good…
Read MoreGo Native: Carl Bates Indigenous Plants
This is an interview with a Florida wholesale grower and broker for native plants.
Read MoreFall 2021 FIU Real Florida Landscapes Design Challenge
Before this project, I was unaware of the importance of the type of plant chosen and where it is placed in a design. Very few people know how important native plants are, and the connection these plants have with the environment and wildlife. I know now. And I am without question inspired and motivated to…
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