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Native Plant Pollinator Garden Template - Shade
View or download a PDF of our Shady Native Perennial Pollinator Garden Bed Template, created in collaboration with Portland Pollinator Partnership.
Native Plant Pollinator Garden Template - Full Sun
View or download a PDF of our Sunny Native Perennial Pollinator Garden Bed Template, created in collaboration with Portland Pollinator Partnership.
Pop-Up Parks and Parklets
Pop-up parks and parklets are catching on as a way to create a mini-oasis in an urban or paved environment. All across the country and around the world in many different climates and situations, people are harnessing their ingenuity …
In the Shade: Gardening with Native Plants from the Woodland Understory
There are many beautiful and resilient plants from the woodland understory of eastern North America that can enliven a shady landscape …
Balcony Gardens: Planting Native Plants in Pots & Containers
If you are an urban dweller who has no piece of earth to call your own, growing natives in pots is a great way to get to know some of these plants. And, if you need to move, just bring them along. These plants will give you a daily connection to a piece of nature…
Creating Native Plant Corridors on Farms
Native plant corridors attract pollinators and wildlife to your farm by stretching across your property to connect your piece of native habitat to nearby meadows, wetlands or woodlands. This creates a much larger area for native pollinators …
A Rain Garden at Your Downspout
The torrential downpours that the Northeast is experiencing with increasing frequency are a clear reminder that we need to make our landscapes more absorbent of precipitation …