Northwest Native Plants39 Stories
Ground CoversNative Alternatives to English Ivy, Japanese Pachysandra and Periwinkle
These shade-loving ground covers are good for the environment and say something about where you are
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Gardening GuidesPrunus Virginiana Thrives Under Deciduous Trees
Plant chokecherry for showy white flowers favored by native bees in spring, and to provide nesting habitat and food for birds
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Glabra
Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cleome Serrulata
Beckon bees and other pollinators in for a drink of nectar from this western U.S. native’s late-summer flowers
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Mahonia Aquifolium for Birds
Oregon grape puts on a bold spectacle from spring through winter and is ideal to brighten partly shady corners in the U.S. West
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Trillium Ovatum
Early-blooming Pacific trillium welcomes spring to woodland gardens in the Pacific Northwest
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Arbutus Menziesii
This drought-tolerant West Coast native tree thrives with minimal water in difficult garden spots
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eriogonum Nudum, a Summer Oasis for Pollinators
Naked buckwheat is a bee and butterfly magnet with an easy nature, a tough constitution and profuse pom-pom flowers in summer
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis
Alaska cedar brings an element of sculpture to the garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Geum Triflorum
Nodding red blooms, glittery effervescent seed heads and a tough-as-nails constitution make prairie smoke a winning ground cover
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eurybia Macrophylla Fills a Void
Plant bigleaf aster in late fall for late-summer color in the shade garden
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