| The Community Garden is rimmed
by Native Plant Borders which provide a demonstraton area for growing native
plants and which will provide habitat for wildlife. When mature,
the borders will enhance the serenity and beauty of the garden and compliment
the natural environment of the park.
The native plant borders were layed out
and various plants were acquired through donations and purchases.
Volunteers worked every other Saturday thoughout the year, rain or shine
to add the various species of plants and trees to the native plant
garden. An irrigation system was installed.
Plants Recommended for the Native Plant
Borders Included the following (Links go to Wallace
W. Hanson's NW Native Plant Nursery 2004 Catalog)
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Acer
circinatum (VINE MAPLE)
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Acer
glabrum var. douglasii (DOUGLAS MAPLE)
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Amelanchier
alnifolia (SERVICEBERRY)
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Arbutus
menziesii (PACIFIC MADRONE
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Arctostaphylos
columbiana (HAIRY MANZANITA)
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Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi (KINNIKINNIK)
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Aruncus
sylvester (GOATSBEARD)
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Calocedrus
[Libocedrus] decurrens (INCENSE CEDAR)
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Camassia
leichtlinii (LEICHTLIN'S CAMAS, GREAT CAMAS)
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Camassia
quamash (COMMON CAMAS, INDIAN HYACINTH)
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Ceanothus
velutinus (SNOWBRUSH)
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Cornus
nuttalii (PACIFIC DOGWOOD
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Cornus
sericea [stolonifera] (RED-OSIER DOGWOOD)
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Corylus
cornuta [californica] (WESTERN HAZELNUT
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Crataegus
columbiana (COLUMBIA HAWTHORN)
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Crataegus
douglasii (DOUGLAS HAWTHORN, BLACK HAWTHORN)
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Dicentra
formosa (BLEEDING HEART)
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Gaultheria
shallon (SALAL)
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Holodiscus
discolor (OCEANSPRAY, CREAMBUSH)
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Ledum
glandulosum (LABRADOR TEA
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Linnaea
borealis (TWINFLOWER)
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Lithocarpus
densiflorus (TAN OAK)
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Lithocarpus
densiflorus [echinoides] (SHRUB TAN OAK)
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Lonicera
involucrata (TWINBERRY)
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Mahonia
[Berberis] aquifolium (TALL OREGON GRAPE
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Mahonia
[Berberis] nervosa (CASCADE OREGON GRAPE)
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Myrica
californica (PACIFIC WAX MYRTLE, CALIFORNIA WAX MYRTLE
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Oemleria
[Osmaronia] cerasiformis (INDIAN PLUM, OSO BERRY)
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Philadelphus
lewisii (MOCK ORANGE, SYRINGA
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Physocarpus
capitatus (PACIFIC NINEBARK)
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Pinus
contorta [contorta] (SHORE PINE)
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Prunus
emarginata (BITTER CHERRY)
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Prunus
virginiana (CHOKECHERRY)
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Pseudotsuga
menziesii (DOUGLAS FIR)
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Pyrus
[Malus] fusca (WESTERN CRABAPPLE
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Quercus
chrysolepis (CANYON LIVE OAK)
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Quercus
garryana (GARRY OAK, OREGON WHITE OAK))
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Rhamnus
purshiana (CASCARA, CHITTAM)
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Rhododendron
macrophyllum (PACIFIC RHODODENDRON)
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Rhododendron
occidentale (WESTERN AZALEA)
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rhus
glabra (SMOOTH SUMAC)
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Ribes
sanguineum (RED-FLOWERING CURRANT)
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Rosa
gymnocarpa (BALD-HIP ROSE, LITTLE WILD ROSE)
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Rosa
nutkana (NOOTKA ROSE)
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Rosa
woodsii (WOOD'S ROSE)
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Rubus
parviflora (THIMBLEBERRY)
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Rubus
spectabilia (SALMONBERRY)
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Rubus
ursinus (PACIFIC BLACKBERRY)
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Salix
hookeriana (HOOKER'S WILLOW)
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Salix
scouleriana (SCOULER'S WILLOW, MOUNTAIN PUSSY WILLOW)
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Sambucus
cerulea (BLUE ELDERBERRY)
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Sambucus
racemosa (RED ELDERBERRY)
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Sorbus
scopulina (DWARF MOUNTAIN ASH)
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Sorbus
sitchensis (SITKA MOUNTAIN ASH)
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Spirea
betulifolia (BIRCHLEAF SPIREA, SHINY-LEAF SPIREA)
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Spirea
densiflora (SUBALPINE SPIREA)
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Spirea
douglasii (DOUGLAS SPIREA)
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Symphoricarpos
albus (SNOWBERRY)
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Taxus
brevifolia (WESTERN, PACIFIC YEW)
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Vaccinium
ovatum (EVERGREEN HUCKLEBERRY)
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Vaccinium
parvifolium (RED HUCKLEBERRY)
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Viburnum
ellipticum (OVAL LEAF VIBURNUM)
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