Date: 4/8/26 3:26 pm From: Adam Sedgley via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Native plant nursery in the Tacoma/gig harbor area
My wife and I make special trips to go down to Wild Thyme Nursery on S 74th
St. They are a delightful couple with a great selection of plants,
including natives. Great prices too.
Adam
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Adam Sedgley
S e a t t l e, WA
sedge.thrasher [at] gmail [dot] com
On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 1:15 PM Stephen Elston via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Carla already mentioned the WNPS. Here is the link to the 2026 list
> <https://www.wnps.org/content/documents/plants/gardening/Native%20Plant%20Seed%20Source%202026.pdf>of > native plant sources in Washington and parts of Oregon.
>
> You might want to mention to the people at whatever nursery you end up at
> what kinds of plans you had that got decimated. This information can help
> determine what plants might survive in your garden.
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM Charles Hesselein via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> Dear Vicky, et al.,
>>
>> Watson’s Greenhouse and Nursery in Puyallup has a small area of native
>> woody plants. In Gig Harbor there’s Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery,
>> https://woodbrooknativeplantnursery.com/. Unfortunately most other
>> nurseries don’t have areas set aside for native plants though any good
>> nursery should have someone on staff that can help you find plants that fit
>> your criteria. Also, your criteria for native plants may be different than
>> the person your asking, that is, are you looking for plants that are
>> specifically native to NW WA or will plants from, say, CA but are suitable
>> for the PNW fit your needs. One other thing, if the plants that were hacked
>> back are herbaceous perennials, they will probably sprout up like nothing
>> happened to them. If they are woodies, they may sprout back but it would
>> probably be many years and significant pruning before you get your original
>> specimen back.
>>
>> Good luck and good gardening,
>>
>> Chazz Hesselein
>> Port Orchard, WA
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