Resources
Diggin' Shoreline is developing a list of resources to help new and experienced gardeners. If you have a good local resource you would like us to post, please send us an email at [email protected].
BLOGS & FACEBOOK GROUPSShare Plants Shoreline (Private Facebook Group)Plant sharing group for residents of Shoreline, Washington or very close by. NO SELLING or TRADING! Please read our group rules before posting and answer all questions when asking to join.
This is intended to be a fun and happy group to share information and plants for residents of Shoreline, WA. Requirements to join: Love plants and gardening and want to share the love. Live in Shoreline, WA or very close by( Lake Forest Park, or near the border of Shoreline in North Seattle & Edmonds). CLASSES & CERTIFICATIONSKing County Master Recycler Composter TrainingDEMONSTRATION GARDENSAnimal Acres Master Gardener Demonstration Garden
NE 178th St & Brookside Blvd Lake Forest Park, WA Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
is a public garden containing a unique blend of Pacific Northwest native plants and unusual exotics in a naturalistic, wooded setting. Located in Shoreline, Washington, the Garden was founded in 1958 by Dr. Arthur Kruckeberg and his wife Mareen, who amassed the plant collection over 50 years in the property surrounding their home. The Garden is now owned by the City of Shoreline and operated by the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation (KBGF), a nonprofit organization. |
DISEASE & INSECTSPestsense
Home fact sheets for managing pest problems. Cultural controls (organic non-chemical methods) are listed first. FRUITS & ORCHARDSLIBRARIESElisabeth C. Miller Library
specializes in books and resource materials for the Northwest gardener. Over 15,000 books and 500 periodicals on gardening techniques, selecting and growing ornamental plants, vegetable and herb gardening, pests and diseases, garden design and history, gardens to visit, horticulture in urban environments, botany and plant ecology, environmental science and native floras from around the world. Anyone can check out books and materials upon registration for a library card. NURSERIESPiper's Historic Fruit Orchard
Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA, a historic fruit orchard, may be reached from Carkeek Park’s lower meadow parking lot (Seattle Park’s directions to Carkeek here), by walking up along Piper’s Creek. There’s also a new trail leading down from the park entrance (near the Nancy Malmgren Environmental Center). An alternative way to reach the orchard is by following the ravine from the park’s southerly McAbee entrance. The McAbee parking lot and trailhead are behind the QFC from Holman Road, off of W 100th PL at 6th Ave NW. Go Natives! started in 2004 as a small retail nursery providing quality plants to the general public. Go Natives! Nursery is located in Shoreline's Richmond Beach neighborhood, and can assist you in the purchase, maintenance, deliver and planting of natives. All plants are locally grown or permitted salvaged plants.
MsK Rare Plant Nursery
The MsK Nursery, located within the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is operated by the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation, and all proceeds from Nursery sales support the Foundation. Most plants are grown from seeds or cuttings that come from the Garden itself, including selected exotics from the Garden’s collection and native plants from around the Pacific Northwest. Specialties include native plants for sun or shade, conifers, oaks, rarities from the Siskiyou Mountains and alpine areas of the Northwest, prairie plants, forest floor plants, lilies, and trilliums. Sky Nursery
Sky is a year-round garden center and nursery with the quality plants and garden supplies. |
PLANT IDENTIFICATIONHortsense
Home gardener fact sheets for managing plant problems. Cultural controls (organic non-chemical methods) are always listed first. PRUNINGPlant Amnesty
Plant Amnesty’s mission is to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs. WILDLIFE HABITATForterra Green Shoreline Partnership
The Green Shoreline Partnership is a collaborative effort between the City of Shoreline, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, local businesses and the Shoreline community at large that builds upon existing forest restoration efforts to establish a city-wide community-based stewardship program supporting long-term restoration and maintenance of Shoreline’s parks and natural areas. Through this program, Green Shoreline partners with local communities to recruit, train and support volunteer stewards to lead forest restoration projects in priority parks. The city aims to build a strong culture of community stewardship, leadership, and partnership to support a healthy urban forest for everyone. Each city’s program relies on a network of individuals, organizations, staff and volunteers. All partners are essential for the success of the project. Washington Native Plant Society
Washington Native Plant Society is a forum for individuals who share a common interest in Washington's unique and diverse plant life. |