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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
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