Nobody Nursery
@nobodynursery.bsky.social
a small nursery building biodiversity by specializing in Washington-native plants that are otherwise commercially unavailable, located on the land of the spuyaləpabš (Puyallup) people in Des Moines, WA.
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Angelica lucida (sea-watch) and Rumex crassus (coastal dune dock) are now both available from the Nobody Nursery online store.
Angelica lucida (sea-watch) is a memorable species you would recognize from a trip to the coast.
Angelica lucida (sea-watch) is a memorable species you would recognize from a trip to the coast.
September 22, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Angelica lucida (sea-watch) and Rumex crassus (coastal dune dock) are now both available from the Nobody Nursery online store.
Angelica lucida (sea-watch) is a memorable species you would recognize from a trip to the coast.
Angelica lucida (sea-watch) is a memorable species you would recognize from a trip to the coast.
Rumex crassus (coastal dune dock) and Angelica lucida (sea-watch) are now both available from the Nobody Nursery online store.
I absolutely love a succulent dock, but due to its aggressiveness in the western WA climate I will only sell Rumex venosus (winged dock) to be planted its native range …
I absolutely love a succulent dock, but due to its aggressiveness in the western WA climate I will only sell Rumex venosus (winged dock) to be planted its native range …
September 22, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Rumex crassus (coastal dune dock) and Angelica lucida (sea-watch) are now both available from the Nobody Nursery online store.
I absolutely love a succulent dock, but due to its aggressiveness in the western WA climate I will only sell Rumex venosus (winged dock) to be planted its native range …
I absolutely love a succulent dock, but due to its aggressiveness in the western WA climate I will only sell Rumex venosus (winged dock) to be planted its native range …
Nobody Nursery has gained a lot of followers in the last month, so allow me to introduce myself. This is a one-person operation, filling ecological gaps by specializing in WA-native plants that would otherwise be commercially unavailable.
September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Nobody Nursery has gained a lot of followers in the last month, so allow me to introduce myself. This is a one-person operation, filling ecological gaps by specializing in WA-native plants that would otherwise be commercially unavailable.
There are fifty-some species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track. This series of posts shouts out the …
The Big List
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September 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
There are fifty-some species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track. This series of posts shouts out the …
The Big List (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList) now includes a couple more plant/seed vendors: Tapteal (Richland WA) and Edgelands (Eagle Creek OR).
Last I’d heard was that Tapteal was closing, and I’m delighted to learn that the nursery in the Tri-Cities area is carrying on with new owners. Currently …
Last I’d heard was that Tapteal was closing, and I’m delighted to learn that the nursery in the Tri-Cities area is carrying on with new owners. Currently …
The Big List
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September 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Big List (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList) now includes a couple more plant/seed vendors: Tapteal (Richland WA) and Edgelands (Eagle Creek OR).
Last I’d heard was that Tapteal was closing, and I’m delighted to learn that the nursery in the Tri-Cities area is carrying on with new owners. Currently …
Last I’d heard was that Tapteal was closing, and I’m delighted to learn that the nursery in the Tri-Cities area is carrying on with new owners. Currently …
The Big List (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList) now includes a couple more plant/seed vendors: Tapteal (Richland WA) and Edgelands (Eagle Creek OR).
Thanks to Dii for posting about Edgelands, or I wouldn’t have been aware. They’re the only other nursery I’ve seen offering Cirsium remotifolium (Pacific …
Thanks to Dii for posting about Edgelands, or I wouldn’t have been aware. They’re the only other nursery I’ve seen offering Cirsium remotifolium (Pacific …
September 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Big List (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList) now includes a couple more plant/seed vendors: Tapteal (Richland WA) and Edgelands (Eagle Creek OR).
Thanks to Dii for posting about Edgelands, or I wouldn’t have been aware. They’re the only other nursery I’ve seen offering Cirsium remotifolium (Pacific …
Thanks to Dii for posting about Edgelands, or I wouldn’t have been aware. They’re the only other nursery I’ve seen offering Cirsium remotifolium (Pacific …
It’s fantastic planting weather! Come on by the nursery here in Des Moines WA (Sat-Mon 10-7, just south of SeaTac), where I have loaner umbrellas.
I also love the cooler weather for shipping plants via the online store (NobodyNursery.square.site).
I also love the cooler weather for shipping plants via the online store (NobodyNursery.square.site).
September 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It’s fantastic planting weather! Come on by the nursery here in Des Moines WA (Sat-Mon 10-7, just south of SeaTac), where I have loaner umbrellas.
I also love the cooler weather for shipping plants via the online store (NobodyNursery.square.site).
I also love the cooler weather for shipping plants via the online store (NobodyNursery.square.site).
Not only can you order WA-native plants via the online store, but you can also stop by the nursery here in Des Moines WA (just south of SeaTac) to browse Saturday through Monday, 10-7.
September 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Not only can you order WA-native plants via the online store, but you can also stop by the nursery here in Des Moines WA (just south of SeaTac) to browse Saturday through Monday, 10-7.
The second deadliest organism in North America is Cicuta douglasii (western water-hemlock), second only to humans. It’s perfectly safe to touch and be around, but the chambered root in particular is life-threatening if eaten so don’t plant it where you think somebody might put it in their mouth.
September 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The second deadliest organism in North America is Cicuta douglasii (western water-hemlock), second only to humans. It’s perfectly safe to touch and be around, but the chambered root in particular is life-threatening if eaten so don’t plant it where you think somebody might put it in their mouth.
A good friend has been hounding me to grow Rumex occidentalis (western dock) but I was unconvinced that hardly anybody would buy it until I finally encountered it myself; ooooh, now I get it. The balsamroot-like leaves …
September 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A good friend has been hounding me to grow Rumex occidentalis (western dock) but I was unconvinced that hardly anybody would buy it until I finally encountered it myself; ooooh, now I get it. The balsamroot-like leaves …
There are nearly fifty species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track. This series of posts shouts out the…
September 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
There are nearly fifty species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track. This series of posts shouts out the…
Looking for a mint that’s not invasive? Mentha canadensis (wild mint) is a wonderful native with a flavor and scent that’s fairly similar to peppermint, but a bit less spicy. It forms enthusiastic colonies, but as a specialist in the margins of rivers and lakes it's a bit more diminutive …
September 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Looking for a mint that’s not invasive? Mentha canadensis (wild mint) is a wonderful native with a flavor and scent that’s fairly similar to peppermint, but a bit less spicy. It forms enthusiastic colonies, but as a specialist in the margins of rivers and lakes it's a bit more diminutive …
There are nearly fifty species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track.
The Big List
tinyurl.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
There are nearly fifty species and subspecies of WA-native plants that I needed to add to latest update to The Big List last month (tinyurl.com/GetTheBigList), having not previously encountered them for sale in the past couple years that I've been keeping track.
Whoa! It rained a bit last night! I’ll introduce myself more fully soon for the folks who are new followers, but the timely detail is that the nursery is open to browse Sat-Mon 10-7 here in Des Moines, WA – just south of SeaTac. There’s no appointment needed unless you’d like to visit outside…
August 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Whoa! It rained a bit last night! I’ll introduce myself more fully soon for the folks who are new followers, but the timely detail is that the nursery is open to browse Sat-Mon 10-7 here in Des Moines, WA – just south of SeaTac. There’s no appointment needed unless you’d like to visit outside…
Today I am making “The Big List” free to the public – an unparalleled resource for the state of Washington, cross-referencing every commercially-available native plant with extensive landscape, ecology, and ethnobotanical information. It also includes all of the vendors who have had the species …
August 27, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Today I am making “The Big List” free to the public – an unparalleled resource for the state of Washington, cross-referencing every commercially-available native plant with extensive landscape, ecology, and ethnobotanical information. It also includes all of the vendors who have had the species …
Dulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge) is a pleasantly weird sedge, and I'm putting on a sale of 50% off ($3/each) for a week so that more people will get to know it . A lover of wetlands (like myself), it forms loose perennial colonies connected by rhizomes (unlike myself).
August 23, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Dulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge) is a pleasantly weird sedge, and I'm putting on a sale of 50% off ($3/each) for a week so that more people will get to know it . A lover of wetlands (like myself), it forms loose perennial colonies connected by rhizomes (unlike myself).
I’m surprised that I haven’t already raved about the book “Life histories of Cascadia butterflies” (James & Nunnallee, OSU Press). These two wonderful nerds raised every known native butterfly of our region, taking the highest-quality photos of every life stage and relaying the best known research…
August 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I’m surprised that I haven’t already raved about the book “Life histories of Cascadia butterflies” (James & Nunnallee, OSU Press). These two wonderful nerds raised every known native butterfly of our region, taking the highest-quality photos of every life stage and relaying the best known research…
A couple of the most abundant fruit-producers from the nursery right now are Rosa woodsii (pear-hip rose) and Rubus leucodermis (black-cap raspberry). Rubus leucodermis is the only black raspberry native west of the Cascades, right now wrapping up its fruit-bearing season. As the name suggests…
August 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
A couple of the most abundant fruit-producers from the nursery right now are Rosa woodsii (pear-hip rose) and Rubus leucodermis (black-cap raspberry). Rubus leucodermis is the only black raspberry native west of the Cascades, right now wrapping up its fruit-bearing season. As the name suggests…
My therapist tells me that habitually counting things all the time is fine as long as it doesn’t cause distress, so I’m happy to report that I currently have 118 species of WA-native plants in the online store, plus a couple dozen more that are available in-person only. I spent most of the . . .
August 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
My therapist tells me that habitually counting things all the time is fine as long as it doesn’t cause distress, so I’m happy to report that I currently have 118 species of WA-native plants in the online store, plus a couple dozen more that are available in-person only. I spent most of the . . .
The nursery is open as usual Sat-Mon 10-7, and as usual one of my favorites here is Carex livida (pale sedge). In addition to its stunning blue-green foliage, it’s a fascinating ice age remnant species. At the last glacial maximum it made its way as far south as northern California, but . . .
August 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The nursery is open as usual Sat-Mon 10-7, and as usual one of my favorites here is Carex livida (pale sedge). In addition to its stunning blue-green foliage, it’s a fascinating ice age remnant species. At the last glacial maximum it made its way as far south as northern California, but . . .
A relatively recent addition to the Nobody Nursery store has been Solidago multiradiata (northern goldenrod / Rocky Mountain goldenrod). This is one of a few diminutive goldenrods native to Washington, including Solidago simplex (sticky goldenrod) and S. spathulata (coast goldenrod).
August 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
A relatively recent addition to the Nobody Nursery store has been Solidago multiradiata (northern goldenrod / Rocky Mountain goldenrod). This is one of a few diminutive goldenrods native to Washington, including Solidago simplex (sticky goldenrod) and S. spathulata (coast goldenrod).
Penstemon serrulatus (Cascade beardtongue) is back in the online store. It’s just as showy as one expects a Penstemon to be, with tiers of blue-purple blossoms that are completely smooth on the exterior of the floral tube. The leaves are relatively broad, somewhat leathery, and generally . . .
August 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Penstemon serrulatus (Cascade beardtongue) is back in the online store. It’s just as showy as one expects a Penstemon to be, with tiers of blue-purple blossoms that are completely smooth on the exterior of the floral tube. The leaves are relatively broad, somewhat leathery, and generally . . .
Oplopanax horridus (devil’s club) is back in stock in the online store, so I’ll take this opportunity to proliferate my unfounded hypothesis that devil’s club biology is all about Ariolimax columbianus (banana slugs). The happiest banana slug is one that has found its way up to skeletonize one . . .
August 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Oplopanax horridus (devil’s club) is back in stock in the online store, so I’ll take this opportunity to proliferate my unfounded hypothesis that devil’s club biology is all about Ariolimax columbianus (banana slugs). The happiest banana slug is one that has found its way up to skeletonize one . . .
An unusual succulent returning to the online store is Sedum rupicola (cliff stonecrop). Formerly classified as a subspecies of Sedum lanceolatum (lance-leaf stonecrop), it has much shorter leaves that have an odd adaptation for cliff living: the leaves break off very easily but presumably . . .
August 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
An unusual succulent returning to the online store is Sedum rupicola (cliff stonecrop). Formerly classified as a subspecies of Sedum lanceolatum (lance-leaf stonecrop), it has much shorter leaves that have an odd adaptation for cliff living: the leaves break off very easily but presumably . . .
Generally the tallest purple aster in the Cascades, Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann’s aster) occurs as far south as the Rainier area but in the Rockies extends down through Colorado. Forming colonies via spreading rhizomes like the lowland Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Douglas aster) . . .
August 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Generally the tallest purple aster in the Cascades, Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann’s aster) occurs as far south as the Rainier area but in the Rockies extends down through Colorado. Forming colonies via spreading rhizomes like the lowland Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Douglas aster) . . .