Landscaping with Natives
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There are many documents and websites which deal with Landscaping with Natives. This site will try to point the reader to those which are appropriate for Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. Please check back later for additional information.

Propagation of native plants
Native Plants Journal publishes both a journal and a propagation protocol database.

Native Plant Species for this area

Valuable information is in the following documents
Native Plants of Northern Idaho for Landscaping and Restoration (WP).
Characteristics and Uses of Native Palouse Forbs in Landscaping (PPF/WSU).
More Palouse Forbs for Landscaping (PPF/WSU).
Landscaping with Native Plants of the Intermountain Region (BLM).
The Palouse Prairie - A Treasure upon your Land (multi-agency) 2-page 2.4 MB PDF
Dr. Love's Favorite Native Plants and Where to Buy Them 25-page 144 KB PDF * New *

Sources for native plants

In 2010 Jacee and Wayne Jensen own Thorn Creek Native Seed Farm and are selling seed via their website as well as in some local and regional stores. Some of the retail stores will also be selling plants grown from their seed. More information can be found on their Product page. Check out their website which has information on the products available, their characteristics as well as other Palouse Prairie related information.

Another local supplier is Christine Nauman who owns Cricket’s Garden Native Wildflower Nursery in Moscow, Idaho and sells Palouse natives. She is available for consultation by appointment. See her website at Cricket's Garden . Her website also has considerable information on growing Palouse natives.

Many natives are available either by visiting Plants of the Wild in Tekoa Washington or via their online catalog.

In addition please check on other Native Plant Society websites for landscaping with natives information and for the dates of native plant sales.
Idaho Native Plant Society
Washington Native Plant Society
Oregon Native Plant Society

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute holds plant sales in the summer in Moscow Idaho.

White Pine photo by Dr. Wm Hall