There are a lot of local choices for buying California Natives. But if you are not local, and can get your hands on the book I recommended yesterday, in Planning to Plant, there are lots of suggested places to get California natives up and down the state.
You can go just one place and you might find everything you want - most likely place for that locally would be Las Pilitas Nursery. They can certainly advise you very expertly, but you should have given it a lot a thought before you go. Their site will let you know what is available. They open on Saturdays for retail business.
If like me, you have pretty definite ideas from your research about what you want, you might have to shop around at different places to find all your plants.
Native Sons in Arroyo Grande has natives, but also a lot of non-natives and they are only open for retail trade a few times a year. April 17, 2010 (8:00am - 3:00pm) is one of these.
Manzanita Nursery, in Solvang, has some species I have had trouble finding elsewhere. Like most nurseries, their available species are kept up to date on their website. I was given a discount for having driven so far to get there!
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, (in guess where?), has a good selection of plants and might be worth the trip. They have a special spring sale the month of April. I have been unable to find a list of available plants on their website however.
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is only staffed by volunteers on Tuesday mornings and every 2nd Saturday of the month (Saturday in the Garden). Go to the Gift Shop, but inquire about whether you can visit the green house too. They do not keep all the available plants for sale at the gift shop. Check their website for the semi-annual sales, I think the next is April 10, 2010.
Other Places: On the web I have purchased seeds from Larner Seeds, and plants by mail from Annie's Annuals. Larner is all native, but Annie's isn't, but they have a list of natives you can peruse. One time I was sent bonus plants, but they weren't natives.
I have also had some luck with other local places which only have a section for natives. Miner's and Farm Supply come to mind. I know that Farm Supply will special order from wholesale growers for you too.
If you have had good luck some other place, do let me know.
Coming Soon: How to Plant Natives (it's not just like you might have learned with traditional gardening)
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