Alisa McDuff

Allyson Ruppenthal

Healing Gardens, Winter

Habitat/Theme Introduction

About the Decorative Areas

Mission Statement

The mission of the Decorative Areas is to provide a natural and cultural introduction to the Longhouse and the surrounding native habitats contained within the ethnobotanical garden.

Our Guiding Principles

The Decorative Gardens will encourage learning through:

• cultural understanding of Native Peoples’
• providing an introduction to ceremonial and medicinal plants
• integrating nature with the surrounding community
• demonstrating sustainable practices and native plant landscaping

Vision Statement

We envision a setting which helps to facilitate an understanding between the Evergreen community, Native Peoples’, and the habitats of the Pacific Northwest.  We want this space to entice the community to experience the spirit and soul of the Longhouse gardens.   This will further summon the desire to participate in both the stewardship of the soil and the continuation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom.