Landscaping with Native Plants

Landscaping with Native Plants

9:00 am – Native Plants: Creating Habitat for Birds and Pollinators

Andrea Halliday, OSU Master Gardener

Learn about keystone species and why native plants are crucial to supporting biodiversity!

10:00 am – Incorporating Native Plants into your Urban or Semi Urban Garden

Susie Smith, OSU Master Gardener

Explore how native plants can help you meet your gardening objectives while building community resilience, adapting to climate change, and supporting pollinators and other species that are a vital part of our fragile ecological systems. Learn the basics about native plants, why they are important, and why people should not be shy about seeking them out as a part of their garden plant palette.

11:00 am – Landscaping with Native Plants

Linda Hardison, Director of the OregonFlora Project and Assistant Professor, OSU Botany & Plant Pathology

What plants are native species, and why are they ideal to use in your garden or landscape? Join Linda Hardison, director of OregonFlora, to learn about some of Oregon’s botanical gems that can play a key role in your yard or garden. The OregonFlora program, based at Oregon State University, offers a wealth of information about the 4,700+ distinct vascular plants that grow in our state. Linda will share how native plant species fit into Oregon’s ecosystems, and how you can use this knowledge to select natives appropriate for your site. Come and learn how to tap the resources of OregonFlora to create your own native plant paradise!