Northwest Gardening136 Stories
Northwest GardeningPacific Northwest Gardener's March Checklist
Prepare for edible harvests and invite feathered friends to the garden — offering them slugs for lunch is entirely up to you
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Gardening GuidesTop 10 Native Plants for the Pacific Northwest
More than just gorgeous and adaptable, these standout plants convey a sense of place
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Gardening GuidesTransport Your Garden to the Tropics
Make your mild-climate garden feel like a backyard escape to Fiji or Hawaii with these 10 cool-winter-hardy plants
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Saving WaterWater-Saving Strategies From 5 Earth-Friendly Gardens
Get ideas for setting up a rain garden, installing a water cistern, mulching garden beds, growing native plants and more
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Flowers and PlantsShade-Loving Hostas Shine in the Garden
With thousands of hostas to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect plant for your garden
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Flowers and PlantsFuchsia Brightens Shady Gardens
Loved by hummingbirds, colorful fuchsia hybrids add interest — and tropical flair — to cool spots in the garden
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Gardening GuidesPerk Up Your Winter Garden With Beautiful Hellebores
These colorful flowers are lovely and reliable additions to a woodland garden
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Flowers and PlantsInvite Hummingbirds and Native Bees With These Spiky Pink Flowers
Plant Palmer’s penstemon, or Penstemon palmeri, in the western U.S. for fragrant spring and summer blossoms
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Flowers and PlantsGrow a Brilliant Seasonal Screen and Feed the Birds With Woodbine
Plant this fast-growing vine to green up a blank spot, add fall color and offer berries for birds
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Flowers and PlantsFeathery Tufted Hairgrass Beautifies Gardens Coast to Coast
Deschampsia cespitosa offers attractive foliage and habitat for butterflies
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Flowers and PlantsBasin Wildrye Is a Tough Native Bunchgrass With a Big Impact
Leymus cinereus, a tall cool-season bunchgrass, brings rugged beauty and wildlife shelter to gardens in the western U.S.
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