Foundation Programs
Kiva Loan Success Story: Native & Uncommon Plants
Introduction Alfred and Leslie Romeu own Native & Uncommon Plants, a native plant nursery that focuses on cultivating pollinator-friendly, sustainable plants. The growing demand for native plants has shifted their goals from retailing to wholesale and focusing on growing more plants. Challenges in Traditional Funding Traditional funding sources proved difficult for Native & Uncommon Plants.…
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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 MoreFlorida Natives and the “Art of Space”
Debra Yates and Benjamin Burle bring native plants into upscale South Florida landscapes A couple blocks from downtown Lake Worth, Florida, in the Parrot Cove neighborhood, quaint cottages and Spanish-style homes line the historic streets. On O street, one such cottage’s bold landscape stands out from the rest. Native plants south florida style The 1945…
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