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Natives for Newbies

Welcome to the wildly rewarding world of habitat gardening! Along this journey we're all constantly learning fascinating new ways to build beautiful backyard habitat - and ever-editing our gardens to insure the right plants are in the right places.

As you get started, here's a few tried and true species that are relatively easy to grow. Consider using these plants as the foundation of your soon-to-be-thriving habitat garden. 

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  • Partial habit of Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). One of the many Pacific Northwest native trees available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Close up of the white flowering stalk of coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus), surrounded by its large green leaves. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Close-up of the white flower and leaf of Prunus emarginata, Bitter Cherry tree. Another stunning Northwest Native Plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon
  • Close-up of Douglas Fir needles and cones (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native tree available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Close-up of green leaves with small pink flowers of creeping snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis) against a blurred green background. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Looking up from below at the canopy of an Incense Cedar tree (Calodedrus decurrens). One of the many species of Pacific Northwest native trees available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Close-up of the showy yellow flower of golden-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium californicum). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • Close-up of the dried seed heads on California oatgrass (Danthonia californica). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • A large, wild population of taper-tip rush (Juncus acuminatus) beside a pond. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
  • A small form shore pine (Pinus contorta ssp. contorta) in a wild bog. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants in Portland, Oregon.
  • White peeling bark on the trunk of a paper birch tree (Betula papyrifera) in fall. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon
  • A young, immature grand fir tree (Abies grandis). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon
  • Alnus rubra, Red Alder, Pacific Northwest Native Plants, Oregon Native Tree, Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Portland