Echo Valley Natives is a small family-owned retail nursery specializing in quality and ethically-grown Pacific Northwest Native plants. We are proud to have served the greater Portland community for over 20 years, from everyday folks adding natives to their home gardens up to larger scale habitat restoration projects. Our retail nursery is open year-round for customers to come out and enjoy the beauty of all seasons, browse our diverse plant selection, and learn about the benefits of native gardening.

Echo Valley was founded in 2001 on the principles of offering a wide selection of true PNW native plants, ethically-sourced, for a reasonable price. We carry native plants with wild and diverse genetics (not cultivated selections) that are as local to us as possible. We grow many of our plants at our nursery from collected seed, cuttings, or division, while the rest of our plants are sourced from other local reputable growers who share in our ethics.

We strive to use bio-dynamic growing practices with our plants to reduce the impact on the natural environment surrounding our nursery. By using alternative methods to control pests and weeds and limiting the use of commercial fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides we hope to keep the land and watershed in balance so that the local birds, wildlife, and beneficial insects will continue to thrive in their natural habitat.

Echo Valley began its journey in 2001 in Oregon City, sprouting up along the banks of Abernathy Creek. For 20 years we developed our space with beautiful native demonstration gardens and enjoyed witnessing the diversity in birds and wildlife increase in tandem with the diversity of natives! We hosted several spring sales for the Backyard Habitat Program and got to know many great people in the community over the years. But, the time came in 2021 for the nursery to leave it’s home along the Abernathy and start afresh in the forested foothills of Mt. Hood in Sandy, OR.

We uprooted and re-established in Sandy in Fall 2021 with the same ownership and great inventory of native plants. We are working hard on creating new native demonstration gardens in our now long-term home to inspire our customers—both returning and new. Come out and visit, chat with our staff, and join us in the journey of setting roots in our new space. We’d love to meet you and help you with your native gardening endeavors!

Beth & Crew

Echo Valley Natives