Posts Tagged ‘Subbing Native Plants into my Landscape’
Vine Maples as Foliage Trees for Rubies & Bees
Want to add shade and color to your landscape while helping native-pollinators? Acer circinatum by Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington on Flickr Consider vine maple! Vine maple (Acer circinatum) decorates mountain streams with splashes of glowing red and orange in the fall. This shrubby maple’s palmate, deeply divided leaves, borne in tiered branches,…
Read MoreHuckleberries as Specimen Shrub Candy for your Eyes and Tongue
Seeking a centerpiece for your native plant garden? Consider one of our huckleberries native to the Pacific Northwest! Evergreen huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) and red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) grow large, colorful, and delicious, making eye-catching specimen shrubs in all seasons. Both of these plants thrive on nurse logs in their natural forest habitats. In the garden…
Read MoreStrawberries for Groundcover & Snacks
Love Plants that Provide Multiple Ecosystem Services? We do too! Fragaria vesca patch with fruit in late summer by H. Zell on Wikimedia Strawberries native to the Pacific Northwest are fantastic groundcover selections. They spread quickly, look beautiful, and make a delicious summertime treat! We have three species of strawberry (Fragaria) native to our region.…
Read MoreRed Osier Dogwood for Winter Bird Food & Colorful Solitude
Ever notice vivid pops of red, twigy thickets on a grey winter day? Red twig dogwood hedge with berries persisting into the autumn by Samantha Elie That’s likely our friend, red osier dogwood! These superstars do more than add vibrant shelter to the landscape, they are a vital food source for birds and other wildlife…
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