Native Plant Nursery Tour

Welcome to the Cardno Native Plant Nursery Virtual Open House

While we can’t offer an in-person tour or our usual educational sessions, plant showcase, or networking opportunities just yet, we did want to let you know about what’s new and what’s happening at our facility in 2021.

See our educational nursery videos below that will walk you through our nursery’s grounds, introduce some of our products, and share how we’re helping promote the importance of native plants through the solar industry and services on free range installations.

Native Plant Nursery Tour

WELCOME
TO THE TOUR

Your tour guide, Cardno's Vince Gresham, will take you to different areas of the Cardno Native Plant Nursery.

Native Plant Nursery

MARK'S FAVORITE
NATIVE PLANTS

Join nursery manager Mark O’Brien as he introduces some of his favorite colorful native plants.

Native Plant Nursery

SOLAR

Learn about key strategies for successfully incorporating native plants into a solar site.

Native Plant Nursery

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Get an inside look at how native plants can create a better environment for hens in a regenerative agriculture operation.

Native Plant Nursery

Native Plant Nursery Tour

WELCOME TO THE TOUR
Follow Cardno’s Vince Gresham as he explores the prairies, fields, wetlands and greenhouses where we grow diverse native plants for your native landscapes.

Native Plant Nursery

MARK'S FAVORITE NATIVE PLANTS
Join nursery manager Mark O’Brien as he introduces some of his favorite colorful native plants, from the exotic-looking Rattlesnake Master, to the hummingbird magnet Royal Catchfly.

Native Plant Nursery

SOLAR

Native plants can enhance the value of solar sites, but using natives for this application requires a thorough understanding of the demands of these sites. Nursery Manager Mark O’Brien will share some key strategies for successfully incorporating native plants into a solar site.

Native Plant Nursery

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
See how our native plants are diversifying the pastures in a regenerative farming operation.

Nursery

Cardno Nursery plant videos

OUR PLANTS AT WORK
Cardno Native Plant Nursery provides native plant and seed material, from wetland and prairie seed mixes to the deep-rooted native plants critical for shoreline stabilization and erosion control. Explore some of the exciting projects that feature plants from Cardno Native Plant Nursery.

Cities and their Rivers

Native plants can play a key role in restoring water ways. Take a tour through some of the projects where our plants have helped to revitalize rivers and the communities through which they flow.

Right-of-Way Habitat

There are thousands of miles of transmission lines that bring us our energy. See what is being done to make the best use of the land below those lines.

Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park

Many people appreciate native plants for their ecological value, but their aesthetic value should not be overlooked. This attractive landscape shows that native plants can be an essential part of a profound aesthetic experience.

Native Plant Nursery

We look forward to our next open house when you’ll once again have a great opportunity to network with the Cardno team and visit with others who value native plants. Until then, come back to this page to watch our videos and discover what our native plant nursery can offer in the months ahead.

Questions about our inventory and our products?
Visit our current inventory page and our resource catalog.

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