James Zimmerman
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he/him 🇺🇦🏳️🌈 Professional Data Engineer Trained Botanist Enthusiast of biodiversity, elegant solutions to energy and sustainability problems. Lover of farm to table cuisine #pdx x-urb Note: I disabled my bsky bridge indefinitely. universal healthcare now
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@emd@cosocial.ca looks like you got a lot of great suggestions already. I didn't see any yet that mentioned assessing the amount of sunlight your site receives. You can get further faster by matching the plants to the available sunlight.
For example, Sword Fern, Pacific Bleeding Heart and rhododendron do well in shaded locations, while Lupine and Goldenrod flourish in sunny spots.
This book is helpful in understanding which plants are native:
https://lonepinebooks.com/product/plants-of-the-pacific-northwest-coast-8/