Help Clean Up a Defunct Native Plant Nursery—and Bring a Few Plants Home!

Because its operator has died, one of Central Texas's more established native plant nurseries, McNeal Growers, has closed. The landowner needs to clean up the property to seek a new tenant, but before sending in the big equipment he wants to save the last of Pat McNeal's life's work.
If you are willing to help with the work—whether identifying plants worth saving, gathering seeds and cuttings, actually moving the plants, or watering the plants after they are out of the way—you may bring plants home for use in your own landscape or habitat restoration project. To participate, you must first register at this website.

See the registration link for more information. Late Saturday night, I will send more information and directions to the nursery to everyone who has registered.

Want native plants but don't feel up to helping with the work? Register at the same site for one of the Buying Only shifts, Come at the time you registered for, see what's available, and negotiate with John Gleason on a price.