Mural Unveiling, Artist Workshop & Native Plant Talk
Join artist Christian Olguin for a mural unveiling & artist workshops along with Ken Wright of Wright Nursery for a Native Plant talk and workshop!
About Ken Wright:
In 1988 Ken and his wife Pam started Bow Point Nursery with the objective to supply native, indigenous
woody plants for urban and rural landscapes. Initially I was growing and starting the nursery, Pam was
landscaping and using the plants we grew in her landscapes. As time passed and the nursery got busier,
Pam shut down landscapes and we started working together at Bow Point Nursery. We learned as we
grew – when to pick seed (right before the birds take it) , propagation methods and the marketing of
native woody plants. And of course, traveling the back roads of Southern Alberta looking for the native
plants growing there. We always were looking for the trees and shrubs that were growing in the most
rigorous sites – those open, full sun, windy and generally harsh conditions – of which Southern Alberta
has many. That became our full time focus – selecting plants and seed sources, picking seed, cleaning
and storing seed, germinating/propagating and growing those plants into landscape sized trees and
shrubs.
In 2015 we sold Bow Point Nursery – our goal was to move to a new site 2 hours north by Caroline,
Alberta. We did start a new nursery -with a different goal – to focus on selecting plants, collecting seed
and propagating our native trees and shrubs. The main difference this time around – no retail and no
employees. It has been a great adventure which continues.
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