Tried & True Plants
Choice Picks for the Pacific Northwest Garden
In the Spring 2020 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, we kicked off a new series highlighting plants that perform well in gardens of the Pacific Northwest with little to no maintenance. For more ideas, check out the Great Plant Picks website, and educational program of the Miller Botanical Garden.
Tried & True Perennials, by Barbara Blossom Ashmun (spring 2020)
Tried & True Shrubs, by Barbara Blossom Ashmun (fall 2020)
Tried & True Small Trees, by Christina Pfeiffer (winter 2021)
Tried & True Grasses, by Janine Anderson (spring 2021)
Tried & True Groundcoveres, by Janine Anderson (spring 2023)
Tried & True Succulents, by Phil Wood (summer 2024)
Related Links
Pacific Northwest Native Plants for Different Conditions, by Daniel Mount (fall 2017)
Five Great Ferns for the Northwest Garden, by Ritchie Steffen (fall 2014)
Smart Choices for Modern-Day Hedges, by Christina Pfeiffer and Walt Bubelis
Desert Garden at the Anderson School, by Phil Wood (summer 2019)
Trees and Shrubs for a Warmer Seattle, by Christina Pfeiffer (fall 2016)
Mahonia ‘Charity’ at Washington Park Arboretum (Photo: Niall Dunne).
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