Check out this great article in the Vancouver Sun by Brian Minter about Sedum Mats for Landscaping! What is a Sedum Landscape Mat? A Sedum species mixture rooted into a matting that is easy to install, roots quickly, and requires little water throughout the year. It is ideal for low-traffic areas. Sedums flower in the…
Read MoreNATS Nursery’s Fern Plug Program is now a “Grow to Order” program. This means that orders for fern starter plants must be placed in advance, and we will grow the plants for your order. NATS ferns are grown from spore. This growing process creates more hardy and genetic diverse plants. Growing from spore takes time and special…
Read MoreWe are very pleased and honoured that our Principal, Rod Nataros, won the Invasive Species Council of BC’s Together in Action: Innovation & Leadership Award, for his visionary leadership and inspiring change in BC. Rod has been with ISCBC since the beginning where he supported the growth of the horticulture program by providing his wealth…
Read More2018 marks NATS Nursery’s 30th Anniversary! To celebrate this milestone, we are giving away special 30th Anniversary gloves! Find a pair of celebratory gloves within your order this spring, take a creative photo (you can do better than Ron’s examples) and email it to ron @ natsnursery. com (no spaces) to enter our draw to…
Read MoreStarter Plants news at NATS: Welcome Vanessa Isnardy, and talk to you soon Haley Argen, Native Plant Consultant Haley Argen will be leaving behind her current role as full-time Starter Plant Sales Specialist at NATS Nursery starting in 2018. Haley is making a lifestyle change and moving to Vancouver Island to be closer to family,…
Read MoreNATS Nursery would like to add its congratulations to the Vancouver Convention Center on its status as the world’s first double LEED® Platinum certified convention centre and the first LEED® v4 Platinum Existing Building certified project in Canada! NATS is proud of its relationship with the Vancouver Convention Centre as the supplier of 350,000 native…
Read MoreWe’ve updated our Plant & Product Catalogue for 2017. Find our updated plant list including native plants, ferns, ground covers, and Christmas tree seedlings, as well as information on buying tips, LiveRoof Modular Green Roof System, Permaloc aluminum landscape edging, Sedum Turf, and contact information. Take a look at it here!
Read MoreIntroducing our new LiveRoof Salesperson, Walt Pinder! Walt works in conjunction with architects, installers, and our team of growers at NATS Nursery to turn your vision into a beautiful reality. Whether it’s sedums, bulbs, grasses or perennials, the diversity is limitless. Walt will coordinate the custom growing of your LiveRoof, the delivery and installation of…
Read MoreWe had a great time at the BCRPA Parks & Grounds Spring Training 2017! We enjoyed listening to the presenters and speaking with attendees about our products. Haley Argen had the honour of introducing the closing keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy Turner, an ethnobotanist in northwestern North America. We were also able to give away some…
Read MoreOur very own Grant Sauer was interviewed by the Goldstream News Gazette for an article featuring our LiveRoof modular green roof system and the Introduction to LiveRoof course he will be teaching at Royal Roads University on March 18th. Check out the article here! Register for the one day continuing studies course here by March 4th!
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