Deer-ResistantWhile there are no guarantees in this category, deer are LESS likely to nibble on these garden gems. The more deer-resistant plants in the garden, the greater the deterrent, perhaps allowing you to tuck in some not-so-resistant plants.
Pollinator-FriendlyMake your garden a pollinator's paradise! These plants will be beneficial to countless bees of all kinds, insects, including butterflies and moths, and birds. You can make a real difference!
FragrantThese plants will please your nose! Plant them where your nose goes — near an entrance, along a walkway, next to a patio, or underneath a bedroom window, porch, or balcony!
Early BloomersPlants that provide late winter/early spring blooms!
ConifersThis collection includes trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that are classified as conifers. There are evergreen and deciduous conifers...and did you know that Ginkgos are conifers, too?
VariegatedPlants in this category have leaves with two or more colors in patterns of stripes, splotches, spots, and more...
For Dry ShadeThis is one of the toughest spots in the garden. And we have some solutions for you!
HouseplantsHere are the plants that we offer that would be happy to live indoors with you!
Columnar TreesThese trees are great for narrow, tight spaces as well as making a striking, architectural statement in your gardnen.
For HedgerowsA collection of trees, shrubs, and vines as well as a few groundcovers and perennials that would be good additions to mixed hedgerow plantings.
**New or updatedThis collection highlights the plants that have been added to our site or have been updated in the last 45 days.
ManzanitasIn 2023, we planted over a hundred new manzanitas in the Manzanita Expansion Project which increased our dry garden by 50%. Many species and cultivars are old industry favorites from California, but many are from our own selections, gathered as cuttings on trips to California and southern Oregon over the decades. No other shrub can offer the diversity of both habit and foliage, the changes throughout the seasons of both bark, foliage, and the desirable bloom time of December- April. Early blo...