SLO County Nursery has been selling native plants for 50 years. Here’s how it got started September 23, 2023 Home Explore The Naturalist's Journal SLO County Nursery has been selling native plants for 50 years. Here’s how it got started Share FacebookTwitterEmail In the 19th and early 20th century it was popular to bring exotic plants such as eucalyptus trees to California from faraway continents.