Nectar Bar owner and founder Drake White said she and collaborators will be propagating much of the nursery's inventory from mother plants she has personally cultivated.
Drake White, founder of The Nectar Bar, arranges plants ahead of opening day of the native plant nursery.Dozens of cars packed a North San Antonio parking lot this past weekend for the soft opening of the city’s first native plant nursery.
Matthew Langley and Esther Cruz made the trip from North Austin. Langley sat at a table filled with more than 30 1-gallon pots destined for a future butterfly garden as his partner waited in line to pay. “I’m very impressed with the wide variety of plant material available here,” he said, taking in the crowd of shoppers.Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report
Water utilities like San Antonio Water System that are located in hot climates promote “water saver” native landscapes in their community outreach. SAWS’ website offers a plant database and watering advice. The goal: limit water use, boost ecosystem services and keep irrigation costs down. Lee Marlowe, president of San Antonio’s chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, also applauded the nursery’s opening.
White moved to San Antonio in 1999 from Queens, New York, after growing up with a “lot of chaos because I was the dark one in the family,” she said. First she pursued a culinary career at St. Philip’s College. Later she became a dog trainer. Then in 2015, she earned her Master Naturalist certification and soon thereafter found her calling as a native plant advocate.
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