Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest

Ah, springtime!

Wallace W Hansen's

Northwest Native Plants

Native Plant Nursery & Gardens

2158 Bower Ct S.E. ~ Salem, Oregon 97317-9216 ~ E-Mail: Wallace W Hansen

Phone 503-581-2638 ~ Fax 503-549-8739

Updated May 03, 2008

HOURS: Monday - Saturday 8:30-4:30 Sunday 9-1 Fax or email anytime! Catalog & Sales PLANT CATALOG AVAILABILITY & PRICES PLANT SALES WHOLESALE LISTS Species Sites FERNS PERENNIALS SHRUBS TREES WETLANDS Information BUSINESS INFORMATION EDIBLE/MEDICINAL USES FOR NATIVES GARDENING WITH NATIVES LACY WHITE FLOWERS--GOOD, BAD OR DEADLY! NW NATIVE PLANT JOURNAL Find your USDA hardiness zone. Click here to go! Mailing List If you'd like to be on our emailing list, send a note to nwplants@gmail.com Our mailing list is completely confidential. Gifts from Wally See this special section of our website-all Wally's gifts are free! Screensavers, coloring book, calendar & more! Click here to go!	Unexpected Delay Due to an emergency in my family, our home page update has been delayed, as is the May 2008 issue of our NW Native Plant Journal. We hope to have our May Journal ready for you in the coming week. We'll resume the weekly updates of our home page then, too. Please send good thoughts our way. Sincerely, Jennifer Rehm Webmaster for Wally's Nursery
	*Hello, Gardeners around the world and welcome to nwplants.com!*
	This morning was almost more exciting than my poor brain could handle. I guess it was the sunshine that started it all. And it wasn't just me--everybody was smiling and swinging their arms as they walked, observing the birds and flowers and that big blue sky. The first thing that happened was a little mother duck and about 8 or 10 tiny ducklings chose the very moment I happened to drive down S. River Road to cross that busy street. They were all lined up and the mum had obviously told them to walk smartly along. They were so cute! I immediately turned around and parked, peering through all the bushes to see where they went. I had in mind to snap their photo. Well, I couldn't find them and it was just as well since I had forgotten my camera. I resumed my commute and it wasn't long before I spied the first native iris of the year growing about a foot away from the first sighting of Camas. No camera, so I drank in their beauty for a moment before I continued on my way. Enjoying the Serviceberry blooms (Amelanchier alnifolia), the Dogwood trees (Cornus nuttallii) and the last of the Oregon Grape flowers (Mahonia), the Willamette Valley seemed on this edenic morning to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The last surprise before I reached my destination was a large Blue Heron standing, not out in the middle of a field as I usually see them, but quite close to the fence that surrounded a pasture. So many photo ops, and no camera! I hope you native plant lovers are catching these Northwest original trees, shrubs and perennials as they put on their glorious annual show unaided by any earthly gardener. And I hope you get to see some baby ducks and a blue heron!	*Oregon Iris* *(Iris tenax)* Photo by JoAnn Onstott (Click to enlarge) *Camas* Photo by JoAnn Onstott (Click to enlarge)
	Good Landkeeping Update Update on the Owens Farm reclamation we reported in our April NW Native Plant Journal: I noticed a crew of folks preparing to plant the lowland of this property on Friday. I'll try to catch a photo of the new plantings during the coming week. Progress!

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