The Hansville Greenway Association (HGA) provides stewardship services for the Greenway, a continuous recreational trail system from Puget Sound to Hood Canal linking neighborhoods with natural areas and recreational areas.
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Here are some informative resources we recommend to people interested in learning about native plants. The following books and websites have great information. The nurseries listed carry primarily natives. Other area nurseries not listed may also carry a selection of native plants and, if you are using a landscape contractor to install your garden, they will have access to many other wholesale nurseries that sell natives.
Books
Hansville Neighbors
This public service site has been in existence since 2006. It provides current and pertinent information about the weather in Hansville, Washington. Additionally, SBW provides access to local services through website links, is a one stop shop to a wide variety of popular sites related to weather, astronomy, sports and other public services, and shares the beauty of nature through a variety of photographic technologies.
The mission of Heronswood Garden is to restore, maintain and develop this unique horticultural facility as a place for special events, plant sales, educational programs and tours that recognize and are consistent with the heritage of the Garden and of the Tribe.
Enriching life in the greater Hansville communities.
Hansville's local gardening club. Their mission is to promote interest in home gardening and encourage fellowship among members. Their biggest community event is the annual garden sale at the Hansville Community Center.
Nurseries
This Gig Harbor nursery is one of the larger native plant nurseries serving the Seattle and Tacoma area. They carry a wide array of trees, shrubs, perennials and ferns. Their inventory is included online, but they suggest, if you are looking for a particular plant, you call ahead.
This is a retail and wholesale nursery, open to the public by appointment only. It is located just north of Burien.
Plantas native has two locations, one in Bellingham and one in Mt. Vernon. The days and hours open vary by location, so check the website before you go. They carry an extensive inventory of native tress, shrubs, groundcovers, grasses and perennials.
Hima Nursery has a retail location in Snohomish and a retail location in Everett. Focusing on PNW native plants, it has an extensive inventory, with availability and price listed on the website. If its native, they probably have it.
This small Shoreline nursery carries many native plants from perennials through trees. They are open 4 days a week and by appointment.
Friendly Natives is located on Bainbridge Island and is open by appointment only. It has an extensive plant inventory list and some good articles on gardening with native plants. You can make an appointment online.
Websites
WNPS promotes the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats. Under "Landscaping" there are useful lists and descriptions of suitable plants for different habitats, bloom times, flower color and wildlife benefits.
A great resource for finding activities and resources in Kitsap county. There is good gardening and nursery information at https://www.visitkitsap.com/gardens-nurseries.
This website contains 16,235 wildflower photographs by Mark Turner, co-author of two authoritative books on PNW native plants, "Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest and "Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest". Mark is a full-time nature and garden photographer and a self-trained botanist. The website has gorgeous photography and is mostly about plant identification, giving brief descriptions of the plant, its habitat and in what areas of the PNW you will find it.
Created by writers that garden and live in the maritime Pacific Northwest. They share their gardening experiences, providing valuable articles with good gardening information to RSG.
Pacific Horticulture is an organization dedicated to promoting gardening and environmental stewardship on the West Coast. It puts out a quarterly magazine for its members filled with great articles and photography. While not dedicated specifically to gardening with native plants, the magazine and thus the website, have quite a few good articles on the subject.
This is a really great website, containing many articles on PNW native plants, as well as great photography. The creator of the site is Dana Kelley Bresette, who holds a Masters Degree in Urban Horticulture. You will find articles on topics as diverse as how to attract hummingbirds to your garden, edible native berries and native plants for rain gardens. Really, you could read for hours!
The Master Gardener foundation promotes long term environmental health through sound and sustainable horticultural practices. The purposes of this non-profit Foundation are solely educational and charitable to enhance and supplement the effort of the WSU Master Gardener Program and thereby provide education and information to the citizens of Kitsap County.
King County has done a nice job of encouraging native plant gardening on their website. There is a lot of information on specific plants, as well as how to use them in your garden
Pictures and descriptions of individual PNW native plants, accessible by both botanical and common names. Contains cultural information on each plant.
The primary educational program of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden which debuted in 2001 with the first recommendations for a comprehensive palette of outstanding plants for the maritime Pacific Northwest. To date over 1,000 exceptional plants have been selected for gardeners living west of the Cascade Mountains from Eugene, Oregon, USA to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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