The PNW Native Plant Garden Sanctuary of Landscape Designer Leslie Davis

Welcome to another fantastic garden tour! This garden is such an inspiration - it is designed by Leslie Davis, a Landscape Designer whom I have always admired for her reverence for plants and their relationship to the greater world: not only to the people they support, but the bugs, the birds, and the critters! Her gardens are an absolute hum of life. The backyard consists of mostly native plants to the Pacific Northwest and Oregon, whereas the front yard is about 75% due to pressure by deer to mix in some more deer-resistant plants. Filmed in late May 2024, in zone 8, Eugene, Oregon.
In the tour, Leslie shares a bit about her gardening philosophy, how she 'extends the season', and tips for making a native plant garden read more legibly like a 'garden' in the more conventional sense. And of course she shares all of her favorite native plants, as well as some non-natives that serve very important purposes, other than adding beauty to the garden.
Leslie is a powerhouse of inspiration and plant wisdom, and I highly recommend checking out her blog, where she shares her extraordinary connection with the plant world in a way that is both profound and informative:
wholegardensnw.com/blog/
She has also published many articles for Pacific Horticulture, the most recent of which is called "Checkermallow Love-for Beauty, Conservation, and Pollinators". Take an enlightening deep dive through Leslie's eyes into the world of this incredible native flower and the myriad of critters it sustains:
pacifichorticulture.org/artic...
As always, thanks for joining us as we go "Over the Fence"! Stay tuned for our next tour, where we unveil our first Portland garden!

[@davemcnew6591]

I’ve never seen landscaping like this. I really love the natural world in this part of the country, so to have this design at your home is amazing. Thanks for making this video.

[@susiebach6180]

I found your YT channel a few weeks ago and have to say it is so refreshing to see gardens in the PNW. Thank you for your great work ! This garden is inspiring and gives me many ideas on incorporating more native plants into my own space.

[@lesleyfrenzartist]

This may be my favorite of your tours I've seen-- beautifully designed, native focused garden!

[@overthefencetours]

Thank you! Im so glad you enjoyed it. Leslie is such an amazing designer.

[@lynnpurse]

What a delight! I grow natives in the mid-Atlantic so it was especially fascinating to see similar plants native to Oregon used in a garden setting. I've also found that deer pressure makes a fully native garden almost impossible - I loved her choices for those areas. Leslie is such a talented designer and articulate about her choices. Wonderful tour, as always.

[@katiecannon8186]

I live in FL. If I lived there I think my entire garden would be nothing but that Goat’s Beard & Big Leaf Lupine. Oh my gosh !!!!! They’re gorgeous. I guess that would make a boring garden though - lol.

[@sebastian8922]

Hey there! I moved from SoFlo to Portland in 2021 and I can confirm: It’s awesome up here and my lupine are beautiful. No regrets.

[@katiecannon8186]

@@sebastian8922 I think I’ve decided to retire in Southern France. No kidding. The western part of southern France is cheap. And beautiful

[@gracepeterson7483]

What a fun tour. Very educational with the native plants.

[@GDSavingThePast]

Another great garden tour with an abundance of plants to admire

[@TheWrasslr]

Another beautiful vid by Over The Fence! Keep em coming!

[@janegerard5604]

I have mostly natives around the perimeter of my yard, purposely because I love the way they look and knew maintenance would be minimal after the first few years. My hedgerows includes pacific wax myrtle, oregon grape, evergreen huckleberry, Alaska cedars, Red and green twig dogwoods, vine maples, Douglas firs, ceonothus, currant bushes (more like trees now), twinberry, underplanted with salal. Great privacy and easy care. More people should get enthusiastic about natives.

[@overthefencetours]

What an amazing abundance of biodiversity! Love it!

[@stephaniesackettedmunds3633]

beautiful garden. What size is the lot?