Annual Native Plant Sale

Thank you for your interest. We are no longer taking orders for our 2024 sale.

We will re-open our store for our 2025 pre-sales on August 1, 2024 for large orders (100+ of the same species), and November 1, 2024 for smaller order sales (plants in bundles of 5, 10 and 25). Plants will be available late February/early March for pick-up at a location in east Port Angeles.

PLANT INFORMATION:
Most of the plants offered in our sale are 1- to 2-year-old bare-root seedlings (no soil on the roots) ranging in size from 8” to 24”. We do typically offer a few specialty species that are “plugs” and are grown in seedling trays. These plants tend to be smaller in stature, and may only be 3” or so tall at delivery.

Conifer trees are sold in bundles of 25, and most deciduous trees and shrubs are sold in bundles of 10, except some specialty shrub and fern species that are sold in bundles of 5s. Please see the Native Plant References further down the page for more information on the plants, and view our Past Webinars for information on natural landscaping, choosing native plants for birds and pollinators, preparing your site for planting, and protecting plants from animal damage.

PLANT AVAILABILITY:
All plants are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Plants must be pre-ordered by mid-January 2025. Quantities are limited, so be ready to place your order when we open the store on the dates listed above.

Why Native Plants?

Plants native to our region have evolved with the native insects, fungi, pests and diseases, and wildlife for many thousands of years.  Thus, they have developed the ability to attract native animals that benefit them (such as pollinating and seed-dispersing insects and birds), and repel or survive native organisms that harm them (such as diseases and insects).

Native plants attract a wider variety of native wildlife than do introduced plants, and some native wildlife are totally dependent on native plants.  In addition, the plants native to our area are adapted to growing in our region's soils and climate, requiring less maintenance (such as watering and fertilizing) than do non-natives.  

Native plants can be used in many ways, from home landscaping to habitat restoration and erosion control.  Unfortunately, native plants are no more immune to deer browse than non-natives.  Information on controlling deer damage to plantings can be found on the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website.

In most cases, nothing needs to be added to the soil when planting native trees and shrubs.  Just water.  As with any new planting, watering is necessary to get the plants established. And where possible, mulching provides extra benefits to help retain soil moisture and inhibit weeds that compete for water and nutrients.