Pacific Northwest Garden Forum: Starting off with natives

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   It's funny how hard it is to find a list of native plants to grow in my garden, and how easy it is to buy exotics from Home Depot or some place. I live in Seattle and have a sunny patio, lots of pots, some columbine bulbs and a packet of indian paintbrush that has gorgeous red flowers and not much of an idea of where and how to get and grow natives. I have this article to go on: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2866272/guide_to_native_plants_of_washington.html

Any kind green-thumbed, gardener have words of advice?

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Rita_ Rainy Side New Joined: Apr-09-2010 Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor Posts: 1	Topic: Starting off with natives Posted: Apr-09-2010 at 1:13pm
	It's funny how hard it is to find a list of native plants to grow in my garden, and how easy it is to buy exotics from Home Depot or some place. I live in Seattle and have a sunny patio, lots of pots, some columbine bulbs and a packet of indian paintbrush that has gorgeous red flowers and not much of an idea of where and how to get and grow natives. I have this article to go on: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2866272/guide_to_native_plants_of_washington.html Any kind green-thumbed, gardener have words of advice?

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JeanneK Mod Joined: Jul-28-2003 Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Posts: 2178	Posted: Apr-09-2010 at 9:39pm
	Hi Rita, Welcome to Rainyside. Hopefully some of our Washington members will pipe up with some of the best places to buy natives in WA. Check out this link for Washington Native Plant Society Lots of good info. Good luck!
	Jeanne
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linniew Rainy Side Gardener Joined: Apr-05-2010 Location: Oregon, Western Posts: 16	Posted: Apr-10-2010 at 7:49am
	Hi Rita! I am new here too. I am in Oregon so I don't know the nurseries in your neighborhood. But I've been enjoying Pacific Northwest native plants for about three years of gardening now and I just want to cheer you on! You won't regret making the effort to add some of these amazing plants to your gardens. This morning I am up early to go to a native plant sale at the Tualatin Hills park in Beaverton, OR. These kinds of sales are a great way to find things and I bet there are some up by you. And consider getting the Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants by Kali Robson (& others). My poor copy of this big book is tattered and stained because I refer to it constantly! Ok, must go to the sale!
	Linnie W
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Phlox Rainy Side Gardener Joined: Feb-25-2004 Location: Washington, Southwestern Posts: 401	Posted: Apr-20-2010 at 4:33pm
	Hi Rita, welcome to Rainyside. It's great that you want to plant native's, they will last you more years than the others. I have been to the King county web page and I think you will also get some good out of it. Just try http://green.kingcounty.gov/gonative. There is also another site much further south of you but a good site to check out natives, and it is www.burntridgenursery.com. Hope these help.
	"The only limit to your garden is at the boundaries of your imagination." -Thomas D.Church
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