Showing posts with label bedrock seeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bedrock seeds. Show all posts

May 19, 2009

Nativescape Alberta 'Brings Back The Prairie' With 1 Meter Of Prairie Promotion


I'm not usually into plugging any kind of promotion or company but I had spent a little time at the Strathcona farmers market last Saturday talking with Trace from Bedrock Seeds about bringing back many of the native Alberta plants that we've lost when he started telling me about Nativescape Alberta's 1 Meter of Prairie Promotion. Essentially, a two for one deal on Alberta Native plants whereby if anyone purchasing a square meter worth of native prairie plants (72 plants ~$105) they will receive an additional 72 plants for free. It comes out to about 73 cents per plant.


A Call For Locations!

Hi Guerrillas,


We're planning a Guerrilla Gardening event to celebrate International Biodiversity Day (this Friday, though the actual planting will not fall on the same day). The Edmonton Naturalization Group and Bedrock Seeds have agreed to provide the group with native Alberta perennials. The only thing we need is a currently unloved, publicly visible location.


If you think you might have a location in mind please, please post it in the Facebook discussion board by following the link below or as a comment at the end of this post.


Facebook Discussion Board


Thanks everyone,


Dustin


In addition, I'm looking for more people interested in taking on more of a leadership role in the group. I'm loving the challenge, and am more then willing but don't want to run the risk of spreading myself thin.



Related links:


International Biodiversity Planting


Edmonton Naturalization Group


Bedrock Seeds


March 17, 2009

Seeds are in! Thank you Bedrock Seeds!

Thanks to a generous donation by Bedrock Seeds the Edmonton Guerrilla Gardeners are sitting on a nice little pile of native Alberta seeds. With some stratification and a lot of love, these seeds will be beautifying Edmonton's landscape in no time... not to mention increasing biodiversity, providing habitat for insects and animals, and returning a few natives back into the environment.


Here's a list and some information on what we have:

Gaillardia aristata: (Pursh common gaillardia):
Backyard Gardener.com

Dalea purpurea Vent. (purple prairie clover):

Symphyotrichum laeve: (smooth blue aster):
USDA

Potentilla gracilis: (slender cinquefoil):
USDA

Hedysarum alpinum: (Alpine Sweetvetch)
USDA

Oxytropis monticola: ((yellowflower locoweed):
USDA
Plants for a Future

Astragalus canadensis L. : (Canadian milkvetch):
USDA
Bedrock Seed Description

Agastache foeniculum: (Giant Hyssop)

If you would like to help propagate some of the seeds above (or anything else) please contact me.

Dustin Bajer
780.432.6181
theurbangreening@gmail.com