35th Annual Native Plant Sale
red flowering currant
Our Native Plant Sale Store is NOW OPEN to accept large orders (bundle quantities of 100 plants at a bulk discount). Large orders will be accepted through October 24, 2025.
If you would like to purchase plants in smaller quantities, please mark your calendar - our regular sale (bundles of 5, 10 and 25 plants) will begin on November 1, 2025.
Thank you for considering the addition of native plants for your landscaping, restoration and forestland planting needs. Since our first plant sale in 1990 we have distributed over 492,000 plants to 7,700 customers - we are excited to reach the half a million mark with this years plant sale!
Why Native Plants?
Red Elderberry
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.