Landscaping
Lawn and Landscaping Watering Tips:
Lawn Water Tips
Tips for Smart Landscape Watering
Wildlife and Landscaping:
Landscaping with Deer Resistant Plants
King County Northwest Yard and Garden:
General Information
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden.aspx
Native Plant Resources
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden/native-plant-resources-nw.aspx
Washington Native Plant Society:
Low maintenance native plant suggestions for different soil,
water, sun conditions
http://www.wnps.org/landscaping/herbarium/index.html
Check out this website on Native Evergreen groundcovers:
http://www.wnps.org/landscaping/herbarium/evergreengroundcoverlist.html
Kinnikinnick does *very* well on hillsides and ditches (see
lot 38's ditch). Nearly zero maintenance, evergreen,
and looks great year round (Bonus: pretty pink flowers in
spring, red berries in fall).