Go Native: the Business of Native Plants

by Cammie Donaldson

Where future native plant pros go for insights on growing, planting and selling native plants for a living. Learn from the successes and failures of native plant industry leaders and pioneers. Brought to you by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, working to help every community become sustainable with more native plants and native plant professionals. 

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E12 - Bruce Turley, a Greater Tampa Bay native plant legend

    S01 E12 - Bruce Turley, a Greater Tampa Bay native plant legend

    Wilcox Nursery & Landscape, a retail landscape nursery in Largo, Florida, is constantly expanding and evolving to bring better plants and possibilities to its Greater Tampa Bay customer base. Hear how Bruce Turley spent nearly 50 ...

    34:41
  • S01 E11 - Laurel and Annie Schiller Florida Native Plants Nursery

    S01 E11 - Laurel and Annie Schiller Florida Native Plants Nursery

    Mother daughter duo Laurel and Annie Schiller describe the evolution of their retail native plant nursery, Florida Native Plants Nursery in Sarasota, Florida, now in its 40th year and third generation of management. Learn how this...

    33:47
  • S01 E10 - Donna Legare Native Nurseries

    S01 E10 - Donna Legare Native Nurseries

    Since its founding in 1980, Native Nurseries in Tallahassee has been bringing people and nature together in their gardens and yards. To manage landscapes, yards and gardens for the benefit of local wildlife, Donna Legare and Jody ...

    23:30
  • S01 E09 - Brightman Logan A Native Plant Pioneer

    S01 E09 - Brightman Logan A Native Plant Pioneer

    A pioneer in the Florida native plant industry, Brightman Logan established his first native plant nursery in 1981, in response to a growing restoration market. He has devoted his professional life to expanding the native plant in...

    22:00
  • S01 E08 - Natalia Manrique and Mauricio Gonzalez NaMa Native Landscapes

    S01 E08 - Natalia Manrique and Mauricio Gonzalez NaMa Native Landscapes

    ​​NaMa native landscapes, a full-service practice in Miami dedicated to sustainable landscaping using South Florida native plants, was formed in 2019 by Natalia Manrique and Mauricio Gonzalez after they transformed their own backy...

    26:41