Leslie has designed the Oregon Natives' Garden, a 20' x 30' plot on the west side of the garden, next to the main entrance. In her words:
"The Natives' Garden and Jenkins Learning Garden demonstrates a number of Oregon subjects. Looking at a scene that moves from a SubAlpine environment to the rainy Willamette Valley, we can illustrate how certain plants filter water to keep our tributaries clean.  We can teach about the plants that Lewis and Clark discovered, named and used in their explorations here. 

Mostly, we want to emphasize how easy it is to care for these important plants which nourish our local bird and insect populations. Pruning and maintenance demonstration will encourage the public to include them in future garden plans."
Here is a Detailed list of native plants that Leslie plans to include in the Natives' garden, and this is the design:

Oregon Natives' Garden

Deb has designed the Compost Area, on the far eastern side of the garden. On the left side is a gravel area for holding bins containing material to be composted. The 'tamped soil' area (L-shaped) is where the composting takes place. There will be several examples of different composting methods demonstrated here, including wire bins, and a raised platform composter. In the middle area we will keep the ready-to-use soil, and possibly some rain barrels. The shed on the far right will keep materials that are out of season, eg. straw and brown stuff in the summer, and green materials/kitchen scraps in the winter.

Compost Area