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Plants

Where to Find Your Plants​

Visit in Person

Specializes in Pacific Northwest natives grown from local seed sources. Seasonal availability, has Open Days or can visit by appointment.

Specializing in Pacific Northwest native plants, with an emphasis on habitat gardening and ecological design.

Based at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, MsK Nursery offers Pacific Northwest natives, plus rare and unusual species propagated on site.

A well-established garden center carrying a wide variety of trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, edibles, and garden supplies. 

A long-standing local garden center offering a strong selection of Northwest native plants, shrubs, perennials, and urban gardening supplies. 

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Mail Order Sources

  • Far Reaches Farm — Port Townsend, WA  Rare and unusual plants, including many PNW natives. Ships regionally.

  • RoozenGaarde / Washington Bulb Co. — Mt. Vernon, WA
    Large bulb grower known for tulips and spring bulbs. Seasonal bulb availability.

  • Northwest Meadowscapes — Washington
    Native wildflower seeds, meadow mixes, and restoration supplies. Mail order.

  • Dancing Oaks Nursery — Monmouth, OR
    Known for adventurous plant selections, including rare perennials, shrubs, and trees. A destination nursery worth the drive and also does mail order.

  • K. van Bourgondien / DutchBulbs — Mail Order / International
    A long-established Dutch bulb and perennial supplier, offering a wide selection of bulbs (tulips, daffodils, lilies, alliums) via mail order.

  • Van Engelen — Mail Order
    Mail-order bulb supplier with a wide selection of perennials, bulbs, and specialty varieties.
     

Gardens

Gardens to Visit

The Seattle area boasts many gardens of many different types, many with views of the mountains or water (or both!). If you ever want a field trip, these gardens are among my favorites to walk through, learn from, and simply enjoy. 

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For more information on the gardens below and other wonderful gardens to visit, the Puget Sound Public Gardens website is a great resource.

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A serene 150-acre forest reserve blending moss gardens, meadows, reflection pools, and Japanese influence.

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​       A park with amazing views of the Olympic Mountains, a creek with salmon spawning. 

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  • Center for Urban Horticulture — Seattle, WA
    A living laboratory of garden transitions, from cultivated displays to natural areas, plus the Union Bay Natural Area and specialty gardens.

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160 acres of park with views of the Olympics and Cascade mountain ranges and a lighthouse. 

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​Another Olmstead Garden Design, this 7.5 acres of a public garden is a nice blend of natives and ornamentals.

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       84 acres of beach and trails with some of the best sunsets in the city. 

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Rare and imaginative plant collections in a restored woodland setting, originally created by Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones.

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20-acre Japanese-inspired garden with ponds, waterfalls, terraces, and maples, developed by Fujitaro Kubota.

 

Experience an enchanting botanical collection in a Pacific Northwest forest filled with colorful, rare, and interesting plants from all over the world.

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  • Seattle Japanese Garden — Seattle, WA
    A 3.5-acre classical Japanese stroll garden, blending water, stone, bridges, and seasonal plantings.

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Newly redeveloped urban green space with playgrounds, seating, plantings, and design inspiration along the waterfront.

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Another historical Olmstead Park, located on an isthmus in South Seattle, near Columbia City. Old growth, lakeshore, swimming beaches too if you want to cool down in the summer. 

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  • Volunteer Park Conservatory — Seattle, WA
    A historic Victorian glasshouse with display houses for ferns, palms, succulents, and tropical plants.

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One of the original Olmstead Parks, this gorgeous Capital Hill landscape is a mature park with sweeping view of the city.

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230 acres of collections including Azalea Way, Rhododendron Glen, and woodland gardens. Managed by UW Botanic Gardens.

Talks

Webinars and Talks ​

Want to learn more about gardening for beauty, pollinators, and wildlife? These recorded talks are always available — perfect for an evening of garden inspiration.

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Native Gardening & Biodiversity

  • Nature’s Best Hope — Doug Tallamy
    A foundational talk on how home gardens can restore biodiversity and create wildlife corridors.
    👉 Watch on Youtube

  • A Guide to Restoring the Little Things That Run the World — Doug Tallamy
    Focuses on the vital role insects play in ecosystems and how gardeners can help.
    👉 Watch on YouTube​​

 
Pollinators & Keystone Plants

  • Native Keystone Plants for Wildlife (National Wildlife Federation)
    Learn which native plants provide the greatest support for pollinators and insects.
    👉 Watch here

  • Still Growing: Pollinator Habitat Maintenance Tips (Bee City / Xerces Society)
    Practical tips for maintaining thriving pollinator habitats over the long term.
    👉 Watch here​

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✨ Note: These webinars are freely available recordings. I may update this list as more great resources become available.

Reading

Further Reading

Looking for inspiration beyond the garden bed? I’ve curated a Lakamas Booklist on Bookshop.org with some of my favorite titles on native plants, ecological design, and garden creativity.

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👉 Explore the Lakamas Booklist on Bookshop.org

     

The Elizabeth C. Miller Library is a superb resource, full of fabulous gardening books that you can visit while you're at the Center for Urban Horticulture. They have a plant answer line and other online resources, too.

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A Few Highlights from the List

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🌿 Native & Ecological Gardening

  • Real Gardens Grow Natives — Eileen M. Stark

  • Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest — Arthur R. Kruckeberg & Linda Chalker-Scott

  • Garden Revolution — Larry Weaner & Thomas Christopher

  • Bringing Nature Home & Nature’s Best Hope — Doug Tallamy

 

🌸 Design & Planting Inspiration

  • Sowing Beauty — James Hitchmough

  • Planting: A New Perspective — Piet Oudolf & Noël Kingsbury

  • Dream Plants for the Natural Garden — Piet Oudolf & Henk Gerritsen

 

✨ Note: If you purchase a book through my Bookshop link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support Lakamas Landscape Design's work on education while also supporting independent bookstores.

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Groups

Groups that Inspire Me

These groups are part of my gardening community and continue to inspire my work at Lakamas Landscape Design. I turn to them for knowledge, connection, and fresh ideas.

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