About US
In 2000, I started working with and selling native plants as a hobby. I had more of some plant or other than I needed, so I sold the extra at the Swap Meet. A backyard business was born. I was known at the Swap Meet as the "Cactus Lady" my husband, Joe, is the "Cactus Guy" In April, 2004, I officially became Little River Nursery & kactus kart. As the business grew, Joe stepped in and gave invaluable assistance whenever it was asked for. In 2005, Joe took over the nursery as I took over growing grand kids while Mom works. The business has since become just Little River Nursery.
Most of our plants are grown in Cochise County, AZ , for Cochise County. We specialize in a variety of native and drought tolerant plants, the majority of which we have grown from cuttings or seed. Some of our inventory does come from other nurseries with similar climates. Each year our inventory changes as we add and delete plants based on what we find does or does not do well here. Or, more often, which seeds and cuttings grew or didn't grow for us. We grow our plants in native soil with a little added compost and we attempt to grow things without a greenhousre as much as possible. That way our plants go right from our soil to your soil without shock and they are already hardened off.
Links
Angelfrogs.com (local water gardening site)
Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum (Living Desert Museum in Tucson)
BajaAZ.org (sustainable food production and marketing)
Birders Vista(Local Bed & Breakfast)
Bisbee Breakfast Club (our favorite restaurant)
Bisbee Farmers Market
Bug Guide (Public involved bug site)
Butterfly Site (Butterflies from TX A & M)
Cochise County Master Gardeners (Master Gardeners-UofA)
Dallasbutterflies (lists host plants for a lot of butterflies)
Dave's Garden (Great site for information, plant ID, etc.)
Desert Tropicals (Research site we rely on the most)
Gardening In Arizona (affiliated with Desert Tropicals)
Images from Nature (Great photos of butterflies & moths)
Naturewideimages (a local gardener and butterflyer)
North American Butterfly Association
Oaks of the Wild West (Local nursery specializing in oak trees)
Sierra Vista Plant List (compiled by the UofA Master Gardeners)
Sierra Vista Garden Club (local gardening club)
Sunset Climate Zone Map
Tucson Botanical Gardens (Great place to visit-check their calander of events)
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Water Wise Program, UA Cochise County Cooperative Extension (Includes a Sierra Vista plant list compiled by the Water Wise Program)
Whatsthatbug(Moth Guide)
Whatsthiscaterpillar(Caterpillar ID site)
Newsletters
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