It’s been hard for local gardeners to find native plants for their gardens, because all the native nurseries are far away. Vi Nguyen and her husband Jimmy offer a solution. “I started thinking about how difficult it can be to find a good selection of native plants on the west side. And when you do find them, they can be pretty expensive. With the cost of just about everything going up, I wanted to make native plants more accessible and affordable locally. Native plants help restore local habitat, support pollinators, and thrive in Pacific Northwest conditions with less water and maintenance.”

• Treekeepers of Washington County programs
• Cedar Mill Garden Club meeting
• Backyard stream stewardship workshop
• Friends of Trees Training
• Native plant sale
• Arborvitae and their lookalikes: identification and natural history