Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

 

Our Mission:

To generate interest, even passion, in the magnificent native plants

of the Pacific Northwest through information and illustration.

 

Jennifer Rehm

Author, webmaster, native plant lover

Keeping alive the vision of Wallace W. Hansen – a dedicated grower, aficionado and passionate lover of Northwest Native Plants.

 

2012 Calendar

 

Featuring plants native to the Pacific Northwest--it is free!

 

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Plants

FERNS

PERENNIALS

SHRUBS

TREES

WETLANDS

COMPLETE LIST


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ABOUT WALLY

EDIBLE/MEDICINAL USES FOR NATIVES

GARDENING WITH NATIVES

GIFTS FROM THE WILD GARDEN

GREEN LIVING

LACY WHITE FLOWERS--GOOD, BAD OR DEADLY!

NW NATIVE PLANT JOURNAL


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Notice: Photos on this website, unless otherwise indicated, were taken by me, Jennifer Rehm, or by the former nursery's staff photographer, JoAnn Onstott.

 

  NW Native Plant Journal--January 2012  
Our journey has begun! The first issue of our journal awaits. It is a little smaller than usual, but I wanted to get it out for you. I've only written two articles this time:
  • Winter in the Native Garden. Find beauty in the winter face of plants native to the Pacific northwest. The bark of deciduous trees, fruits that persist through the cold weather, male and female catkins blooming from trees and shrubs. Color, form and texture--all are present year round.

  • Introducing this website. A formal introduction describing the purpose of this website and how it came to be what it is.

Of course, my usual column, This 'n That, has some news about my personal environment. And there is a new squirrel family to get to know.

I hope you will find value in the journal. I know you will see growth as each issue is prepared and published. Send me your thoughts--it is your feedback that inspires.

Please to enjoy!

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On my plate right now: Preparing the massive photo library bequeathed to us from Wally for publishing under Creative Commons licensing. These photographs will finally be available for use through this  innovative new way to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.

ABOUT WALLY

(How I met the garden's master)

Once upon an autumn weekend (I think it was around 1995), a fellow gardener and I planned to visit a nursery close to Salem, Oregon. I'd found a small ad in the local newspaper's classifieds offering native plants for sale. The idea of including natives in our gardens was novel and intriguing. I was sparsely acquainted with this genre,

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A letter to our readers

from Diana

NW Native Plant Nursery, started twenty years ago by my dad, Wally Hansen, was closed in November 2010. The nursery and the tens of thousands of plants were, sadly, innocent victims of an ongoing divorce. I will spare you the details; suffice it to say, the Court in its wisdom will eventually determine the status of the remaining living plants at the Nursery. . . . . . . . . read more

Dawn Redwood

(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Western Hazelnut

(Corylus cornuta var. californica)

Fremont Silk-Tassel

(Garrya fremontii)

Photo by Codiferus, CC

Sitka Willow

(Salix sitchensis)

Photo by Walter Siegmund, CC


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