Benton & Franklin Counties
Certified Gardens
Take a virtual tour through the Certified Heritage Gardens of Benton & Franklin Counties. These gardeners have worked hard to convert their high water-use landscapes and under utilized spaces into works of native plant art. View their transformations below.
Many of these gardens were certified and photographed while the plants were young. If you see your garden here and would like to submit additional pictures of your established garden, contact your Heritage Garden Representative.
RENNIX HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Jane on her Certified Heritage Garden! Jane's garden in Prosser was planted last fall and the plants are well on their way to filling in the space.
SCHIEFELBEIN HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Mandy of West Richland on her certified Heritage Garden! She started planning her garden in 2020 and she is eager to continue adding native plants throughout her property.
STENNER HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Heidi’s garden features plants that she grew from seed as well as those sourced from local native plant nurseries. The result is a stunning display of color and texture in her backyard sanctuary.
SULLIVAN HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Colleen’s yard features beautiful basalt boulders that act as the perfect back drop for her native and low water-use plants.
BLAIR HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Johanna on her certified Heritage Garden! Her garden features a striking textural element created by plantings of Indian Ricegrass, Fragrant Evening Primrose and Gaura.
JAMES HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Jan transformed her front yard into a native plant oasis. The new curved pathway that leads to her front door is as practical as it is whimsical.
TURNER HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Kelli turned her boring blank flower beds from blah to beautiful by adding native plants. Kelli relies on irrigation over spray to water those plants that do best with just a little extra water.
FULSOM HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Melissa of Richland on her certified Heritage Garden! Melissa has steadily been adding native plants to her landscape since 2015.
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BLACK HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Lisa’s garden in Richland features a meandering walking path that emotes a riverbed by incorporating edges lined with river rock. Great Basin Wildrye adds height while fringed sagebrush and bunch grasses add texture. Not to be outdone of course by the numerous wildflowers that are incorporated into the space.
MARTIN HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Joni of Pasco on her certified Heritage Garden! Joni installed pathways, plants and plant id labels in addition to beating back a mountain of weeds to restore her front yard to a pollinator paradise!
SYMONDS HERITAGE GARDEN
2022
Congratulations to Mikki of Prosser on her certified Heritage Garden. This garden was designed and installed by her son Miguel and features some of their favorite hyperlocal species. Emphasis was put on water infiltration and contouring to passively direct runoff. Beautifully done!
PRINCE HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
“What a journey our lovely garden has traveled. My favorite part is seeing how the garden changes every season, every year and in every light. The Heritage Garden always provides interesting new looks and unexpected guests!” - Amy and David, The Heritage Garden at Seven Pines
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SOLOMON-OBLATH HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
Naomi and Noah wanted to reduce their amount of grass while increasing biodiversity in their yard. This beautiful Heritage Garden featuring a dry riverbed was the answer.
CUUC HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
Sandra and members of the Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasco created a native plant garden on their property complete with a walking path. Sandra continues to add plants to the garden to add color and provide food for pollinators. The garden is an oasis in the City for church and community members.
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HOLLERAN HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
Molly admittedly is not an avid gardener; however, she wanted to beautify her space by adding native plants. We searched her property and found the perfect sunny patch to begin her yard’s transformation. Molly had her landscaper assist with clearing unwanted vegetation, adding landscape fabric and drip irrigation and a finishing layer of river rock along with lots of native and low water-use plants.
BADGER MTN TRAILHEAD HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
Margaret, Nancy & Elaine volunteered their time to create a certified Heritage Garden at Badger Mt.'s Trailhead Park. They added to the existing infrastructure by adding a pathway, plants and signage.
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CORSTEN HERITAGE GARDEN
2021
Alex and Yoko transformed their very traditional front yard into a native plant oasis. Crushed rock pathways surround islands of plants. Alex loves penstemons so this garden features many different varieties grown from seed.
BROWN HERITAGE GARDEN
2019
Benita’s house renovation extended to her front yard. She transformed her space using native plants creating an inviting front yard and entry way.
ALLISON HERITAGE GARDEN
2019
Alice’s Heritage Garden focuses on plants noted during the Lewis and Clark expedition. Her cat loves her Heritage Garden!
CARRIER HERITAGE GARDEN
2019
Tawney wanted to maximize the landscape bed at the corner of her lot by adding large geologic features and native plants.
COOLEY HERITAGE GARDEN
2019
Lynne and her husband spent three years planning and implementing their landscape which included this beautiful Heritage Garden full of family heirlooms.