This trend toward using native plants has put a supply pressure on the nursery industry to propagate more of these species to meet the demand.
"The nursery industry, including some New Jersey companies, is more and more interested in growing natives," he said.
The nursery industry in this garden-obsessed city has taken a big financial hit.
The nursery industry has been booming for two to three years and the growth is expected to continue, Mr. Davis said.
Turnford remained a hamlet up to the 19th century until the nursery industry began to move out of North London in the 1880s.
It is sometimes mislabeled in the nursery industry as Cyathea australis.
At least the nursery industry will thank you.
There are many reasons, including aggressive promotion efforts by the nursery industry.
With the exception of the nursery industry, Banksia have limited commercial use.
But many professionals in the home landscape and nursery industry find this an acceptible trade-off.