Fall 2025 News The nursery is now open on most Saturdays through October 18th, and by appointment. Visit the OPEN DAYS page for a complete schedule and directions to the nursery. If you need to schedule an appintment for another day, just e-mail me at mail@desertnorthwest.com. You'll want to check out the current selection, which is much improved from last year. Go to the retail list to see the full selection of interesting plants. Mail-order remains available; place your order by October 24th for the 20th Anniversary Sale discount!

Welcome to THE DESERT NORTHWEST!

"It is hard for people to accept the idea that a garden does not have to be watered."
- Robert Nold, High and Dry

The Desert Northwest is a specialty nursery located in Sequim, Washington, dedicated to the production and promotion of noteworthy water-wise plants! Here you can find a wide range of interesting and hard to find treasures, such as cold-hardy desert plants, plants from the Southern Hemisphere, Mediterranean plants, dryland native plants, and more. Founded in 2005, the aim of my nursery is to show Northwest gardeners how to make plant selections that require little or no summer water once established. Both local and mail-order sales are available. I propagate and produce all of our own stock here at our nursery in beautiful Clallam County, Washington, without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

The Desert Northwest web site is also intended as an informative resource for those who wish to learn how to grow various kinds of unusual plants, especially xeric plants and others adapted to our summer-dry climate. Please enjoy the photo galleries, blog, and plant articles on the site! I hope you learn something interesting while browsing the site, whether it be about rare plants, gardening, or our climate.

Read more about the nursery here.