Planning and Planting Your Native Garden
In this virtual workshop, which aired on February 9, 2021, you will learn how to identify your soil types and pick the best native plants for your yard and garden. You’ll also hear about some of our favorite natives, why they are important, and where to plant them. Click here to access the resources, presentation slides and handouts mentioned during this workshop.
Workshop partners include Luckiamute Watershed Council, North Santiam Watershed Council, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Willamette Habitat Restoration Fund and Polk, Marion, Benton and Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation Districts.
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Speaker Bios:
Jeanie Taylor
Jeanie is an independent horticultural consultant who specializes in Pacific Northwest native plants. She volunteers with Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District (YSWCD) and is the past President of the Cheahmill chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. You can read more about Jeanie's expertise and the services she offers on her website at https://taylorgardensnw.com/ or on her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TaylorGardens/. She has worked with and received support through YSWCD for a restoration project ongoing since 2007 on her family property - a 20 acre oak woodland and savanna.
Jeanie is an independent horticultural consultant who specializes in Pacific Northwest native plants. She volunteers with Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District (YSWCD) and is the past President of the Cheahmill chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. You can read more about Jeanie's expertise and the services she offers on her website at https://taylorgardensnw.com/ or on her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TaylorGardens/. She has worked with and received support through YSWCD for a restoration project ongoing since 2007 on her family property - a 20 acre oak woodland and savanna.
Amy Bartow
Amy graduated from OSU with BS degrees in Botany and Wildlife Science from Oregon State University in 2001. She has worked at the USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center since 1997 specializing in production of native plants. Some of her favorite projects include revegetation following dam removal on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park and completion of the Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest. Her current projects include establishing pollinator habitat on working lands such as vineyards and orchards, writing a seedling identification guide, and oak savanna restoration. When she’s not at work she likes to go on wildflower hikes, laugh with her kids, play soccer and eat ice cream sandwiches.
Amy graduated from OSU with BS degrees in Botany and Wildlife Science from Oregon State University in 2001. She has worked at the USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center since 1997 specializing in production of native plants. Some of her favorite projects include revegetation following dam removal on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park and completion of the Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest. Her current projects include establishing pollinator habitat on working lands such as vineyards and orchards, writing a seedling identification guide, and oak savanna restoration. When she’s not at work she likes to go on wildflower hikes, laugh with her kids, play soccer and eat ice cream sandwiches.
