Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Buy local. You travel
less, support your neighbors, build community, encourage a healthy democracy,
etc. Local plant seller Catskill Native Nursery in Kerhonkson helps us make a local
connection to something we see, and take for granted, every day—local plants. The
nursery offers perennials, fruits, shrubs, and trees, most of which are native
to the Hudson Valley.
A trip to a major chain nursery is filled with color, but
some varieties not only travel hundreds of miles to sit on the shelf, but they
may need special care if not suited to our climate. Many varieties at Catskill
Native Nursery, like rhododendron and bristleleaf sedge, are easily recognizable
because they’ve been in the Hudson Valley all along.
Locally-grown plants are easier to care for, simply because they’ve adapted to this area and our weather conditions. They provide food and habitat for birds, insects, and other life, and pests can be more easily managed with minimal pesticides. Incorporating local plants restores the biodiversity of not just your space, but the surrounding area as well.
The nursery also has cacti and aquatic varieties, herbs, lots
of statuary and pots. It opened in 1999 and is run by Francis, Diane and their
super cute and social Icelandic sheepdogs.
Catskill Native
Nursery: www.catskillnativenursery.com
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