A collections of booklets that recommends the best plants for attracting pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds to various eco-geographic regions of the United States, including the “Pacific lowland mixed province forest” (Oregon & Washington). The booklet also describes the pollinators likely to be found living in the regions as well as general information on encouraging pollinator populations. Published by the The Pollinator Partnership┢/North American Pollinator Protection Campaign.
Archives: Recommended Websites
WSU Spokane County, Native and Drought Tolerant Plants
Resources, plant lists, and publications about drought and drought tolerant plants.
Bellevue Botanical Gardens Waterwise Garden
Map and plant list for a garden of low water use plants in the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
Garden for Wildlife – Making Wildlife Habitat at Home
By National Wildlife Federation. How to attract birds, insects, and amphibians. How to build houses/nests for bats, bees, and birds. How to create a neighbor and wildlife friendly backyard.
Summer-Dry: Celebrate Plants in Summer Dry Gardens
Photos by Saxon Holt from the original book, Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates (available in the Miller Library).
Garden.org
A community for gardeners with a forum for discussion and asking questions and an extensive database of plants with photos. Registered members can create blogs and list what plants they have to share or want to acquire. You can also listen to regular podcasts from site owners and avid gardeners Dave and Trish. This site will get you through the winter and let you share your gardening passion with like minded folk. Garden.org is published by the National Gardening Association.
Greater Seattle Plant Sharing Cooperative Facebook Group
A private Facebook group with the mission: “to make plants available to more people in order to improve our communities.”
The Plant List by the Saving Water Partnership
A pdf brochure listing of plants with various water requirements.
Trees for Seattle
The City of Seattle encourages the planting of trees along public streets. This site is the umbrella for all of the City of Seattle’s urban forestry efforts. Trees must be planted to standards outlined on this website. Lists of recommended trees, graded by size, and prohibited trees are included.
Cal Poly UFEI SelecTree
A tree selection guide from Cal Poly Urban Forests Ecosystems Institute including trees native to CA and elsewhere. Allows search by characteristics and mentions general root growth tendencies for many trees that grow in the PNW. Although this service is based in California it provides considerable practical information for all regions about many tree species and their suitability in urban environments. A nursery connection map helps locate sources to buy specific trees.