The gorgeous flowers of bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) seemingly pop onto the soil surface in April in much of our region. The blooms can vary in color from a deep rose to lighter shades of pink and even pure white and can be as large as 2″ across, quite the sight when densely spread across a otherwise barren […]
Archives for April 2013
From this little seed a mighty tree will grow
One of my favorite tasks in propagating native plants is being able to go into the hills and along the rivers to collect seeds, often by simply walking out my door. And, being a relatively small nursery, I not only focus on species that grow in North Central Washington but also emphasize that the plants I grow […]
Wax currant – the early bloomer
THE first shrub to bloom in Central Washington each spring is the wax currant (Ribes cereum). The white to pinkish-white blooms, although not large or showy, are welcomed by the pollinators active in late March and early April. There are several of these shrubs around the nursery and I never fail to see a hummingbird […]