Native Plants In the Home Garden

Eric Butler

While gardening with native plants today is more popular than ever, gardeners often wonder how to best use them in the landscape. This presentation explores what makes a plant “native”, situates native plants in the context of native ecosystems, and adopts those ecosystems into concepts for the home garden. It also discusses where to obtain native plants and lists relevant resources.

Eric Butler is a professional ecologist with Clackamas River Basin Council. He has been an OSU Extension Master Gardener since 2015, and has also taught classes and workshops at Portland State University, Clackamas County Tree School, Clackamas Community College Environmental Learning Center, and local high schools.