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Canada: Plant propagator gathers seeds from the wilds of Alberta

Troy and Arden Nering run Wild About Flowers, an Alberta nursery near Calgary. Ms. Nering spends the warmer seasons picking flower and grass seeds, often exotic varieties, from the wilds of the Alberta foothills. “We go out into natural spaces, backcountry roads, Crown land, private property by invitation, and we collect seed from these natural spaces,” Ms. Nering said. “We’ve got quite a selection now of different species because there’s so many to choose from. The idea is that these are really hearty landscape plants in a harsh environment,” she said.

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