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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#999980" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="890" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 88 WIDTH="884"><div> <B>RIMROCK NURSERY  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> |    </B> H<A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RIMROCK NURSERY "><U>ome</U></A>   <B>|   </B><B> </B><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Products and Services"><U>Products and Services</U></A>   |   <B>More Information</B>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map"><U>Map</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <div> <B>Phone: 509-455-7405              E-mail: rimrocknatives@dc4pc.net      </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="1e3a78e0.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Rare <I>Viola adunca</I>, with white striped petals</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>More Information</I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="671" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 608 WIDTH="665"><div> <B>A FEW WORDS ABOUT USING NATIVE PLANTS:</B></div> <bR> <div> Why use native plants in your landscaping?  Having been involved with gardening both professionally and as an avocation  for over 30 years, I have always been dismayed by the fact that gardeners, or the garden industry,  has neglected the use of local native plants in landscaping.  Native plants are just as beautiful, sometimes more so, than many commonly used horticultural plants.  Also, in this time of increasing pressure on water resources, we need to be mindful of conserving water by utilizing plants that are suited to the local environment.  It is common to see plants growing in our area that require 40 inches or more of water per year when we only receive about 16 inches of annual precipitation.  Also, in years of growing natives, we have yet to use any pesticides or chemical fertilizers on them.  </div> <bR> <div> Some will argue that native plants require just as much work as "normal" horticultural plants.  But if you use less water, don't have to spray chemicals or buy and spread fertilizer, you are saving effort and money.   Is there work involved with up keep of a native plant landscape?  Sure.  To keep them looking nice, it is best to remove or "deadhead" spent flower blooms, do a little pruning, and always use mulch to keep out weeds and conserve water.  The plants may need the occasional dividing when they become large.  Some will self seed and those seedlings may need to be thinned or removed though seldom do native plants become invasive. </div> <bR> <div> Also, natives plants do very well once established.  Remember, in their natural habitat native plants have a lot of competition.  Once planted in a landscape, they have far less competition and often surprise us on how well they do.  A good example of that is Clarkia (Raged Robin).  In their natural habitat, they grow among grasses and other plants and are usually small and spindly .  When planted in a garden and mulched, they can become quit bushy, grow taller and have a longer bloom period putting on quit a show.  Augmenting soils in native plant gardens is usually unnecessary.  Mulching is often enough to keep the native plants happy and productive.</div> <bR> <div> Please check our <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>links page</U></A> to learn about the benefits of native plants and natural landscaping</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>     <B>Thank you for visiting our site!</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>