Pacific Northwest Gardening: Um...hi...I'm new here..., 1 by growin

growin wrote:
New person - sniff, sniff. A little late, but, Howdy outtamygourd! There might be some ideas for your landscape on this previous thread: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/649549/ and don't be afraid to use drought-tolerant natives like Arbutus, Arctostaphylos, Salal, etc in the more difficult areas. 2 nurseries that I love buying plants from are Colvos Creek Nursery http://www.colvoscreeknursery.com/ on Vashon Island and Cistus Nursery http://www.cistus.com/ in Portland. There's some amazing southern hemisphere plants from Chile, Tasmania, etc that do well in the PNW. Try an Embothrium for evergreen foliage and nice red blooms. Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldstrum') for nice bright foliage and lemon scent when brushed - it might grow like the ones in Monterey if you've got the wind. There's a wide variety of Ceanothus that attract tons of bees. If you've got an area with great drainage, you could always try out many of the South African & South American bulbs - some really neat stuff out there - even a PNW-hardy bromeliad from Chile. I guess I could go on & on.

Welcome
growin & Astro