Indigenize your plant space
Foster biodiversity in your landscape by nurturing native plants.
Indigenize your plant space
Foster biodiversity in your landscape by nurturing native plants.
The Spirit of Shaylish Indigenous Plant Selections
Our Mission
Shaylish Indigenous Plant Selections is dedicated to empowering individuals, communities, and ecosystems by fostering the Indigenization of plant spaces through thoughtful consulting and collaborative knowledge exchange. Our mission is to blend Western academic knowledge with Ancestral wisdom rooted in community, language, and culture, utilizing a holistic Two-Eyed Seeing approach. Led by a passionate plant lady, our consultancy strives to cultivate vibrant, resilient environments by promoting and preserving native plant species and Indigenous knowledge.
Our Founder
I'm Shayla, proudly representing my St̓át̓imc, Nêhiyaw, and mixed European heritage, and I'm thrilled to be your guide to native plants of Salish lands.
Armed with a Bachelor's degree in Horticultural Science focusing on plant health and a Horticulture Diploma emphasizing sustainable production, I'm dedicated to continuous learning. Currently, I'm immersing myself in my beautiful ancestral language of the St̓át̓imc Nation - Sťáťimcets.
My journey is fueled by a passion for sharing knowledge about stunning native plants of the Salish lands. I approach this mission with a 'two-eyed seeing' perspective, integrating Western and Ancestral wisdom in my learning process.
I aim to Indigenize plant spaces to foster biodiversity and nurture a deeper connection to the tmicw (land). Together, let's cultivate a harmonious environment for Tákem i snek̓wnúk̓wa7lhkalha (All Our Relations).
Metamorphosis
Shaylish Indigenous Plant Selections - Project Boulevard
On February 10th, 2024, we began transforming a patch of dead grass into a thriving native habitat! Instead of turf seeds, we planted yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Farewell to Spring (Clarkia amoena), woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum), globe gilia (Gilia capitata), camas (Camassia quamash), red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), and pale evening primrose (Oenothera pallida ssp. pallida). To boost growth, we also added a natural soil activator rich in beneficial bacteria.
