Since 1985 we have harvested and reproduced hundreds of rangeland native
plants and seeds in our greenhouse and in our 180 acres of production
beds near Calgary, Alberta. Contract growing is now our main form of
providing large quantities live plant material. We can provide almost
any type of plant in a timely and cost effective manner. Grasses,
Shrubs, Forbs.
ESRS wholesales large volumes of native seed to commercial distributors.
Our specialization is in providing an economic product and large volume
sales has been our specialization for the past number of years.
We
provide small scale production and research and development of new
species by contract for a number of organizations and will provide
specialized production of native plant materials under contract.
ESRS has been growing ornamental grasses and Alberta wildflower species
for years and can provide dozens of native plants that make excellent
perennial bedding plants. ESRS contract grows these species for large
scale commercial sales. We can also entertain orders from garden centres
and horticultural societies who order a minimum of 100 plants.
It has been our experience that many people using native plants do not
have information on the methods of planting or access to equipment for
planting. ESRS has accumulated a list of companies that plant live plant
materials as well as information on seeding equipment and techniques
for planting seed.
The size of plant desired will require that you allow 4 - 6 months of
growing time. It is also important to book space ahead for large orders,
especially if collections of seed or live plant materials must occur.
Native bedding plants and other specialized native plant materials can
be grown by ESRS as custom orders, but we can only entertain large orders.
Please direct production enquiries to Greenhouse@easternslopesrangelandseed.com
or Call us at 1-403-637-2473
Many rangeland plant communities contain species that are very slow
to reproduce. When you see a healthy rangeland ecosystem it has often
taken hundreds of years to reach that state. Therefore, after a major
disturbance such as road construction, oil exploration or pipeline construction
successful recovery can be a major challenge.
Re-introducing native species into a severely disturbed ecosystem
can often prove to be very difficult. After many years of reclamation
management, seed production and scientific experimentation we have
proved that significant benefits can be obtained using plugs rather
than seeds. Therefore, plugs form a significant part of our production.
We identify on this website which species we recommend you purchase
as plugs.
Native
Seed Production