\u00a0\u00a0 This\u00a0website is designed\u00a0for professional landscape designers, horticulturists, nurserymen, home gardeners, and anyone interested in improving the ecology of local environments for future generations of people, plants and animals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Native Plant Garden at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington<\/p><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/i>\u201cGardening should be the \u201cgreenest\u201d occupation around, but in fact, many people adhere to landscaping practices that are harmful to the environment.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n
\u2026For our kids and our grandkids and many generations to follow\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Landscape with\u00a0Native Plants for Native Wildlife & Food Plants\u00a0for People!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Many of these articles are specific to the author\u2019s home region, the Pacific Northwest, but some may be applicable to any location.<\/p>\n
Also check out my articles on the Westside Home & Garden Blog<\/a><\/p>\n
Thanks for your interest!<\/p>\n
Dana Kelley Bressette, MS.<\/em><\/p>\n
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This site is dedicated to Dean D. Kelley<\/em> (1927-2012)<\/p>\n
\u201cA society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in\u201d\u2014<\/em>a Greek Proverb.<\/p>\n
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He grew grapes, apples, blueberries, rhododendrons and more!<\/p><\/div>\n
A Legacy of Gardening, My Dad, a Master Gardener<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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*All photographs on this site were taken by Dana, Edmund or Sky Bressette unless otherwise noted. <\/em><\/p>\n
**Use of articles and photos on this site is permitted for educational purposes only.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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