The John Gaston Fairey Signature Plant Collection
Starting in the late 1980s, John Fairey and Carl Schoenfeld made over 100 botanizing trips to remote regions of Mexico to document and conserve rapidly vanishing, uniquely diversified plants. John and Carl propagated the species they collected and introduced them, as well as other unusual plants, into the garden. They started the renowned Yucca Do Nursery to share those plants with the public, influencing garden design in Texas and beyond. To honor that legacy, we have created the John Gaston Fairey Signature Plant Collection, a selection of plants that are either associated with our Garden, or that John and Carl collected in Mexico. We have a greenhouse at The John Fairey Garden Nursery dedicated to our Signature Collection where one can find a host of plants, many not typically found in local nurseries. Additionally, most of these plants are cold hardy and drought tolerant. The Signature Collection greenhouse is open Tuesday – Saturday, 9 – 3.
GARDEN SEEDS FOR SALE
Every packet is hand-collected from plants growing here at The John Fairey Garden — all of our seed comes from the garden’s own living collection, proven through years of trials. Sharing it is one more way the garden’s conservation work takes root beyond our gates.
Seeds are now available to purchase directly through our online nursery shop. Browse the current selection, add your packets to the cart, and choose to have them shipped to you within the U.S. or picked up at the garden when you check out. Every packet includes planting and sowing guidance.
