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Calscape Nursery Program Application

Primary Nursery Contact:


*	First Name: Required
*	Last Name: Required
*	Email: Required
*	Phone Number: Required

Secondary Nursery Contact:

Question - Not Required - First Name:

Question - Not Required - Last Name:

Question - Not Required - Email Address:

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Nursery Information:

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Question - Required - Nursery Name:

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Question - Required - Street Address:

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Question - Required - City:

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Question - Required - Zip Code:

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Question - Required - Nursery Website (URL):

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

Part 1: CA Native Plants At Your Nursery

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Question - Required - How would you describe your nursery? Check all that apply:

	Retail
	Wholesale
	Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Required - What barriers does your nursery encounter with California native plants? Check all that apply:

	Poor can/pot appeal
	Onsite care and watering issues
	Potting medium/soil issues
	Lack of staff knowledge about CA natives
	Lack of demand
	Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Required - Approximately what percentage of your annual sales are CA native plants?

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Question - Required - What time of year does your nursery sell the greatest number of CA native plants? Check all that apply:

	Spring
	Summer
	Fall
	Winter

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Question - Required - Where do you source your California native plants?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

Part 2: Customer Interaction & Point of Sale Materials

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Question - Required - Which customers does your nursery service? Check all that apply:

	Homeowners
	Landscape contractors
	Landscape architects/designers
	Retail nurseries
	Cities, public agencies, or municipalities
	Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Required - How would you describe the demand for CA native plants at your nursery?

High

Moderate

Low

Very low

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Question - Required - What feedback do you get from customers when you suggest that they buy/install CA native plants? Customers (check all that apply):

	Are interested in supporting local pollinators and wildlife
	Are interested in low water needs
	Like the idea of a natural landscape
	Don't know or can't differentiate a CA native plant from other low water use plants
	Think that CA natives will make their yards look weedy or like a desert
	Don't know how to care for CA natives
	Don't know how to water
	Don't know when/how to plant
	Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Required - Do you have a native plant section at your nursery?

Yes

No

Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Required - Which of these resources would your nursery find helpful? Check all that apply:

	Overhead signage
	Standing signage
	Plastic plant tags (inserts into potting medium)
	Plant signs for each plant species (downloaded from Calscape.org)
	Stickers on pots
	Educational flyer (the case for native plants)

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Question - Required - Would your nursery benefit from having these marketing resources in Spanish or another language?

Yes

No

Part 3: Staff Training

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Question - Required - Have you or your nursery's staff previously had training on CA native plants? Check all that apply:

	Yes
	No
	Other

Question - Not Required - If other, please explain:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

Question - Not Required - How else might we be able to help your nursery and customers be successful with native plants?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

Part 4: Nursery Participation Agreement

Participating nurseries are required to:

Take the free online Calscape Nursery Training - 1 manager/supervisor and 1 staff. If your nursery has 5 or less total staff, only 1 person needs to take the training.
Create and maintain a free nursery profile on Calscape.org
Update native plant inventory monthly on Calscape.org
Share the California Native Plant Society’s regional plant lists with your growers
Display free point of sale materials:

Calscape Nursery Program standing sign
Place “CA Native” stickers on California native plants

Participating nurseries are strongly encouraged to:

Display Calscape Nursery Program cling - indicates to customers that the nursery has staff trained in the care of California native plants on staff
Request staff who successfully complete the Calscape Nursery Training wear a button indicating they are knowledgeable about California native plants
Display optional free point of sale materials
Stock/carry California native plants found on the California Native Plant Society’s regional plant lists

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Question - Required - I have read and agree to the above Nursery Participation Agreement. I understand that my nursery needs to create a free nursery profile on Calscape.org and meet the staff training requirements before it is eligible to receive the complimentary point of sale materials. I understand that my nursery will not be listed as a participating nursery if the above requirements are not met.

Yes

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Question - Required - Your application responses submitted to CNPS, including contact information (names, emails, and phone numbers), will be shared with the following program partners: El Toro Water District, City of Huntington Beach, Irvine Ranch Water District, City of Laguna Beach, Long Beach Water Department, Mesa Water District, Metropolitan Water District, Moulton Niguel Water District, Municipal Water District of Orange County, City of Newport Beach, City of San Clemente, City of San Juan Capistrano, City of Santa Ana, Santa Margarita Water District, and WaterNow Alliance. You may be contacted by these program partners for the purposes of monitoring program progress, and with program-related resources and reminders. Application responses will also be used to establish baselines for program metrics, and may be shared in future reports and presentations about the program.

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