A native plant nursery now sits on a 15,000-square foot former empty lot off South Street in Converse that its owner purchased two years ago.
Pollinatives offers a selection of plants native to Texas, which will better withstand the high temperatures compared to nonnative plants.Donald and Melanie Gerber moved to San Antonio from the West Coast three years ago, they made a deal. If Donald would agree to leave his childhood home for the Lone Star State so the couple could be closer to their three grandchildren, Melanie would help him start a native plant nursery.
The origins of Gerber’s path to native plant nurseryman began as a child. His mom would take him for bike rides to the local nursery where she would always buy him a packet of seeds. As they cycled, his mom would appreciate the local foliage along the way and express her desire to “get me a piece of that” by taking cuttings.
Gerber embraced the high density/continuous ripening strategy for a spell. “But then … I realized we don’t need 250 plums all at the same time,” he explained. When his daughter moved to Texas and Melanie expressed her desire to be closer to their grandchildren, they cut their deal— andThe nursery’s official opening could be advantageous. Given the drought and brutal heat of 2023, many people will be reworking their landscapes when things cool off — and hopefully considering native plants that can handle the severe Texas heat better than more delicate transplants from less extreme climates.
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