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                   Nursery staff in June 2007: Top row, l to r: Shelley Steele, Ray Laclergue, Bonnie Bladen; Middle Row, l to r: Tyler Wright, Amber Cross, Kristin Baker, Stella Luna, Chris Velez, Roshannah Martin, Finn Leeper, Michelle Mandell, Bottom Row, l to r:  Paul Neal, Jamie Carr & Cosmo Velez.

Intermountain Nursery has operated in the Central California Sierra foothills since 1980 when Raymond Laclergue purchased a small bedding plant nursery in Prather, California. Operating on about 5 acres, the nursery has evolved through the years to become the only grower of California Native Plants in the Central Valley area. There are over ten demonstration gardens on the grounds with a self guided tour highlighting native plants and other drought tolerant plants which are appropriate for growing in a Mediterranean climate. Nursery staff is now growing all our own bedding plants and container stock except some shade and fruit trees. We are committed to providing plants that are grown in a sustainable way without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Located along Little Sandy and Big Sandy Creeks at 1700' elevation, the site has deep alluvial soils and cool night temperatures that provide a perfect location to grow plants that will become established at various locations, from the Valley floor to 10,000 ft. elevation.

Great news!  We are now certified Organic and Biodynamic as of spring, 2006!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been using non-toxic 'organic' methods for years, but have done the work to become certified so that organic farmers can buy vegetable starts from us for their operations.

We are located 30 miles Northeast of Fresno, California on State Highway #168 on the way to Shaver and Huntington Lakes. Check out the map on this website for directions from your location, or call at 559-855-3113 during operating days. We are open Friday through Monday from July through February and seven days a week from March through June. Contact us by e-mail at Bonnie@Intermountainnursery.com

Our friend and former manager Chris and his wife Jamie operate a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm, Stella Luna CSA, providing families with Organically grown produce each week seasonally. Please contact Chris & Jamie at http://web.mac.com/stellalunacsa for more information. We also have a page for the CSA on this website, see link below.

Painting of the retail grounds of Intermountain Nursery on our home page is done by Deanna Bristow of Auberry, California  559-855-3437 

Michelle & Roshannah setting up the High Elevation Display, 5-08

Herb Garden & Bedding Plant Display

Nursery Retail Grounds May 2008

Picnic Grounds at Nursery, please stop by and use this area!

Herb Garden and Retail Grounds May 2008

Columbine Garden by front door of Gift Shop
Nursery grounds showing new patio area under construction, 5-08 Pots of Arctostaphylos pajaroensis & Festuca idahoensis
   
   
   
   

Stella Luna CSA

Intermountain Nursery 30443 N. Auberry Rd. Prather, CA 93651-9600

559-855-3113 Fax: 559-855-8809