Closed Christmas Day, Closed New Years Day Regular hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10-5pm

…. don’t know what to gift that gardener friend or family member?

Open 11-29 at 10am for Green Friday 20% off all plants SALE

Proteaceae: new Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Grevillea have arrived ready for your garden. The flower in the picture is in actuality four to six inches wide and your Leucospermum Flame Giant will give you dozens, maybe more, every year.  Cut flower enthusiasts will want one, people with gardening family or friends will want to give one as…

on our tables now for your edible garden: Beets: Bulls Blood Beets Beets: Chiogga Beets Broccoli: Everest Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage: Red Express Cabbage Carrots: Napa Carrots (medium length orange) Cauliflower: Multi-head Cauliflower Cauliflower: Snowball Cauliflower Chard: Swiss Chard Greens: Collard Greens Greens: Dinosaur Kale Greens: Perennial Tree Collards Greens: Picnic Mix Lettuce Greens: Red…

Alameda Harvest Celebration FundraiserOctober 26th and 27th 12-9pm 651 West Tower Avenue, Alameda CA 94501 Join us for a family friendly weekend of delectable offerings from Alameda’s craft community. Featuring a bounty of special treats from: Admiral Maltings Alameda Island Brewing, Almanac Beer Company, Brix Soda Company, Building 43 Winery, Brunt Ends BBQ, Devout Coffee,…

Thank you Alameda County Resource Conservation District and the National Association of Conservation Districts for a grant to fund installation of pollinator friendly plants at A.P.C.’s Farm2Market About this Project Ploughshares Nursery offers drought tolerant, edible and native plants for sale to those in the Bay Area to generate revenue for Alameda Point Collaborative housing…

Announcing Local Worm and Vermiculture Products Company, DELTA WORMS is now partnering with Ploughshares to provide Worm Compost for all your plants and garden needs. Delta Worms, like Ploughshares, is focused on earth stewardship through producing high quality products that promote Sustainability, Zero Waste, and Building Good Soil.

Saturday and Sunday, September 28th and 29th 10-5pmSAVE 40% on all plants, soil and potteryMeet Wondrous the PigFeed the ChickensVisit the Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Rescue AviaryLearn about our Bay Ecosystems at wildoysters.org SAVE 40% ON ALL PLANTS, POTTERY AND SOIL

Recycled Reef Initiative FREE PRESENTATION (20 minutes)September 28th 1pm at Ploughshares Nursery 2701 Main St. Alameda CA 94501 510 755 1102 The Wild Oyster Project works towards restoring native oysters to the San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the West Coast. Before industrial activities changed the Bay, there were billions of oysters that filtered…

In these classes learn what vegetables are appropriate for the fall and winter, how to prepare soil for spring gardening ahead of the spring rush-to-garden, how to minimize weeding next spring by implementing best practices in winter, what crops to use to restore nutrients (cover crops) as well as the fine points of crop rotation….

This is still a relatively new feature for us and if you can’t find a plant you are looking for don’t hesitate to contact us. [table id=1 /]

The Art of the Flower Bowl FREE WORKSHOP Saturday August 3rd  11:30 to 1pm Join longtime Alamedan nursery-artisan Bonnie Howard for a hands on workshop creating works of art in pots and bowls with perennial and annual flowers!  When you are finished and you behold what you have created, you’ll want to take it home! …

Butterfly Gardens FREE WORKSHOP Saturday June 22nd 12-1pm Learn how to design your garden to support endangered Butterfly populations throughout the year.  Children dressed as butterflies receive a free California Lilac to take home and feed on.

Mediterranean Plants for Pollinators FREE WORKSHOP May 18th 12-1:00 pm For pollinator populations in crisis our debate over ‘native vs non-native’  might resolve itself too late or end in paralysis.  At noon on May 18th we will discuss which non-native plants benefit pollinator species such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds