Nursery Market Place: Ploughshares Nursery, Oaktown Native Plant Nursery, and Kassenhoff Growers
2701 Main Street, Alameda
Garden size: 1+ acre
Showcase feature: Treat yourself with this unique opportunity to visit a Nursery Marketplace, featuring plants from Ploughshares, Oaktown Natives, and Kassenhoff Growers. Ploughshares Nursery has converted part of a defunct Navy Base into a charming 1-acre nursery that features native plant demonstration gardens, edible plantings, and bamboo windbreaks and shade structures. Now Oaktown Native Plant Nursery and Kassenhoff Growers also share the space.
Other garden attractions:
- The Ploughshares Nursery sale will feature plants recommended for permaculture and other sustainable gardening practices. Ploughshares’ proceeds benefit the Alameda Point Collaborative, which provides services for homeless families. Ploughshares’ plant list can be viewed at www.ploughsharesnursery.com/plants.html.
- Oaktown Native Plant Nursery features local natives specially suited for our unique Bay Area microclimates. More than one hundred species of native plants will be available for purchase. Perennial bunchgrasses, aster, coyote mint, yarrow, gum plant, and pink flowering currant are some of the local beauties you’ll be delighted to carry away with you. Oaktown’s plant list can be viewed at www.oaktownnativenursery.info/.
- Kassenhoff Growers specialize in organic vegetables (including a large variety of specialty tomatoes) and flower starts. Kassenhoff Growers has been in the trade for 12 years and is well known at the Grand Lake Farmers' Market for their healthy vigorous plants and friendly service.
- Enjoy delicious organic veggie and sausage wraps, lemonade, and iced tea while shopping at the Nursery Marketplace on Sunday, May 6, while supplies last! Guest chefs are members of the Growing Youth Project.
Gardening for Wildlife: Friendly nursery folk will be able to help with information on habitat value of the plants they are selling.
Plants sold or given away: Ploughshares and Oaktown will be open both Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6. Kassenhoff Growers will be there on Sunday only.
Directions: Take the Webster Tube (tunnel) to Alameda. Stay on Webster until you see the College of Alameda on your right. Get over into the right lane and turn right at Atlantic Avenue (first light) and proceed to Main Street. Turn right at Main Street. The entrance to the nursery is on the left side of the street, one block after Midway Ave.