PlantRight's Spring Nursery Survey will be conducted each year in collaboration with the UC Master Gardener Program and other select groups to gather information about the retail market for invasive plants in California. This information will be used to help PlantRight collaborate more effectively with California's thousands of plant retailers, wholesalers and growers. PlantRight is working in partnership with the nursery industry and will only release aggregated data that protects the identity of the stores that are surveyed and the information collected from them.
Through this effort, PlantRight is also providing educational resources for gardeners on the topic of invasive plants and how to choose beautiful non-invasive alternatives for their gardens. As a prerequisite to participation in the survey, an educational training webinar is provided for individuals to learn more about (1) which plants are invasive in California (2) how to avoid planting invasive plants in your garden and (3) PlantRight's collaborative partnership with the nursery industry, government agencies, scientists and environmental groups.
PlantRight's 2012 Spring Nursery Survey
The survey in 2012 will begin in early March for counties in Southern California and in mid-April for counties in Northern California. PlantRight has been in communication with volunteer groups around the state to assist with data collection in their region. If you are unsure of whether you are eligible to participate in PlantRight's 2012 Spring Nursery Survey, or have any questions about it, please contact Greg Richardson by email at grichardson@suscon.org.
If you are volunteering to take part in the survey, please watch our prerequisite webinar, then create an account on this website and log in using the links to the left. A recording of the webinar is available for those who were unable to attend the live event. If you live in Northern California, please join us for the live webinar on April 18th.
PlantRight's 2011 Spring Nursery Survey
*See the results from PlantRight's 2011 Spring Nursery Survey.
The 2011 survey took place from March to late-June. If you have questions about the survey or are a member of one of the participating groups and would like to join PlantRight in this effort in 2012, please contact Greg Richardson at grichardson@suscon.org.
The 2011 Spring Nursery Survey began with a prerequisite webinar in late-February. This webinar addressed the global spread of invasive species, the horticultural plants that are invasive in California, and how to participate in this survey. You can view the webinar here.
PlantRight's 2010 Spring Nursery Survey
*See the results from PlantRight's 2010 Spring Nursery Survey.
The following educational videos were produced for PlantRight's 2010 Invasive Plant Webinars. Viewing these videos was a prerequisite for participation in the 2010 Spring Nursery Survey; however, anyone was allowed to watch them.
- "Addressing Intentionally Introduced Plants That Have Become Invasive" by weeds specialist Dr. Joseph DiTomaso - 38 minutes.
- "Invasive Plants in California and the PlantRight Program" by PlantRight Project Manager, Christiana Conser – 24 minutes. Includes detailed information about the Spring Nursery Survey.