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Jun 3, 2019

Wild Roses: A Gift of Nature

Growing up in the fifties through the seventies, my experience with roses was of the cultivated variety. Famously large delicate blooms...

Jun 6, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight: Gary Marcus

Gary Marcus has been a frequent volunteer at the Sutro Native Plant Nursery since fall. Gary immediately took to nursery projects and...

Jun 5, 2018

Nursery Open House & Plant Sale!

Sutro Stewards invites you to Nursery Open House & Plant Sale! Saturday, June 23 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery 476...

Mar 1, 2018

Nursery Intern Profile: Roamie Thatcher

My name is Roamie Thatcher and I am the Spring Nursery Intern at Sutro Stewards. I am currently a sophomore in the horticultural program...

Feb 27, 2018

Mt. Sutro Native Plant Nursery Needs You!

When I was a kid I loved to play in the dirt. I spent many happy hours digging up the back yard looking for buried treasure...

Aug 27, 2017

Fall Native Plant Sale

FALL NATIVE PLANT SALE Saturday, September 30 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 It's...

Mar 2, 2017

Pollinators: All They Need is a Little Love

For the last two seasons, I’ve noticed a pretty green hummingbird; I’ll call him Al (the Allen hummingbird is a common species in...