Northwest Gardening136 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plants: Rhus Trilobata
Plant skunkbush sumac for its brilliant fall color, and tiny late-winter flowers that provide food for pollinators
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the West
Tired of waiting for spring to arrive? Try these drought-tolerant, flowering plants for color that starts in late winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Glabra
Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter
Full StoryGardening 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
Full StoryGardening 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
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Gaura Lindheimeri
Delicate, butterfly-shaped flowers ‘float’ above the foliage of this lovely, drought-tolerant perennial
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Larix Decidua ‘Pendula’
Soft, graceful and sculptural, weeping larch is a star in northern U.S. gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Taxus x Media ‘Hicksii’
Need a strong, silent type in your garden? Hicks yew may be your perfect match
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Trillium Ovatum
Early-blooming Pacific trillium welcomes spring to woodland gardens in the Pacific Northwest
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Arbutus Menziesii
This drought-tolerant West Coast native tree thrives with minimal water in difficult garden spots
Full StoryGardening 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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