Helping Neigbors Add Nature
Find and source native plants for your space and learn more about the rewilding movement
Resources
Native Plant Sources
Below are sources that specialize in Washington native plants.
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Mainstream nurseries such as Swansons, Sky Nursery and Urban Earth Nursery also have dedicated native plant sections. Be careful though, some commercial growers have bred certain natives such as rhododendron to alter their flowers which sometimes reduces their value to wildlife.
Go Natives! Nursery, Shoreline/Richmond Beach
Small but mighty with over 200 native species and lots of knowledge.
Fourth Corner Nurseries, Bellingham
King Conservation District, Renton
Truly wild plants. Order in the fall and pickup in the spring.
Other nurseries and resources
You can also find a number of firms specializing in native seed sales.
Hima Nursery, is a farm that specializes in the cultivation of NW native plants. They are open by appointment only
The SER UW Nursery is run by students and has two in-person plant sales; one in the Spring and Fall. Based at the nearby Center for Urban Agriculture.
Other Rewilding Groups and NW Plant Information
You will find many other groups working like Rewild Eastlake to add nature to their neighborhoods. Here’s a small sample.
A National Organization founded by Doug Tallamy (“Nature’s Best Hope” author). At this writing they have over 43,000 folks working to establish little national parks in their yards and neighborhoods.
Pollinator Pathways, strives to connect corridors of native plantings to provide habitat and food for a wide variety of pollinators.
This site, developed by a horticulturist, lists many Pacific NW plants along with information on how to use them in a landscape and their cultural uses by people and wildlife.