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Planning & Planting Your Native Garden
Native Plant Gardening Resources

Together with our partners, we have compiled a great list of resources to help you get started with planting native plants in your own yard or garden! If you would like to view a full recording of the February 9, 2021 virtual workshop, Planning & Planting Your Native Garden, please click here to view on our website (or here to watch it on YouTube).
Workshop Presentations
  • Evaluating your site for native plants (Jeanie Taylor) - view/download pdf here
  • Species-specific native plant information (Amy Bartow) - view/download pdf here
Do you have more questions for our presenters? Email Jeanie Taylor at jeanie@fastmail.com and Amy Bartow at amy.bartow@usda.gov 
Native Plant Species Guides
  • GardenSmart Oregon: a Guide to Non-Invasive Plants - view/download pdf here
  • Low Water Use Native Plants for the Willamette Valley - view/download pdf here
  • Native Plants for Willamette Valley Yards - view/download pdf here
  • Guide for Using Willamette Valley Native Plants Along Your Stream - view/download pdf here​
Edible Plants/Foraging
  • Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, by Pojar & Mackinnon, is a widely available and great resource for native plant identification, including medicinal and edible properties!
  • ​Edible Wild Plants Volume 1, by John Kallas: http://wildfoodadventures.com/edible-wild-plants-volume-1/
Native Plant Site Conditions:  
  • OregonFlora tool to find the best native plants suited to your site conditions and goals: https://oregonflora.org/garden/index.php
  • More info on site evaluation (Jeanie Taylor) - view/download slides here
  • DIY Soil Drainage Perk Test for Your Yard - view/download pdf here
  • How to Understand Your Yard's Sunlight So You Know What to Plant Where - view/download pdf here
  • https://bentonswcd.org/right-plants-for-your-site/​
Native Plant bloom time and color: 
  • Blooming Timetable of Native Plants in the Middle Willamette Valley - view/download pdf here
  • https://bentonswcd.org/assets/2020-bloom-gantt.pdf
Gardening for Birds: 
  • https://bentonswcd.org/programs/native-plants/gardening-for-birds/
  • ​https://bentonswcd.org/assets/Bird-gardening-tips2017-1.pdf
  • https://bentonswcd.org/assets/Bird-Garden-Plan-Handout.pdf
  • https://bentonswcd.org/assets/Hedgerow-Handout-1.pdf
  • https://bentonswcd.org/assets/1819-BSWCD-Ann-Rprt.pdf​
Gardening for Pollinators: 
  • Gardening and Landscaping Practices for Nesting Native Bees - view/download pdf here
  • Plants for Pollinators in Oregon (includes information about which plants host specific pollinator types) - view/download pdf here
  • https://bentonswcd.org/pollinators-need-nectar-pollen/
  • https://bentonswcd.org/garden-plan-butterflies/
  • https://bentonswcd.org/plants-for-butterflies/
  • https://bentonswcd.org/native-bumble-bees-important-pollinators-willamette-valley/
  • https://bentonswcd.org/assets/Mason-bee-keeper-cycle.pdf
Insect Identification:
  • Oregon Bee Atlas: https://www.oregonbeeproject.org/bee-atlas
  • Bugguide.net: bugguide.net/node/view/15740
  • Caterpillar ID: https://www.caterpillaridentification.org/caterpillars-by-state-listing.php?reach=Oregon
  • Butterflies and Moths of the PNW Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1529362950616437/?multi_permalinks=2934369836782401
Native Plant Garden Design Ideas: 
  • Pollinator Garden Designs - view/download pdf here
  • https://bentonswcd.org/tag/landscape-designs/
​​Where to Buy Native Plants:
  • Soil & Water Conservation District Plant Sale information - click here to view
  • Marion County native plant nursery list - view/download pdf here
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