Create a natural landscape in your yard that needs less watering and fewer chemicals and is resistant to pests and diseases. Native plants also attract birds, butterflies, and beneficial wildlife to your yard while reducing erosion and protecting water quality. Find a native plant nursery near you.
Plan Your Planting
- Remove Non-Native Invasive Plants
- Use a Native Plant Finder to choose appropriate plants.
- Plant at these density standards to establish a healthy plant community:
- square footage x 0.01 = number of trees
- square footage x 0.05 = number of shrubs
- Stream Friendly Home & Yard Care (PDF)
- Design a planting plan based on your landscape
- Take a class
- Naturescaping training
- Naturescaping virtual workshops
Request a Poster
Download this Gardening with Native Plants poster with 50 Northwest natives with their growing conditions, a list of native plant nurseries, educational workshops, annual native plant sales, and a reference guide. For a free full-size print, email us at askus@cleanwaterservices.org, or call 503.681. 3600.
Native Plants for Your Yard
Clean Water Services is intentionally working to spread plant resources around the watershed. To support this goal, we will be giving away native plants, bulbs, and seeds at El Tigre Fest on Saturday, October 4. El Tigre Fest is Tigard’s annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Cook Park.
Registration is not required; community members are welcome to attend the event and take-home native plants, seeds, or bulbs.
Follow our social accounts and sign up for our e-newsletter to get information about fall and spring plant events. Looking for native plants sooner? Find a native plant nursery near you.