Eriogonum ovalifolium near Windy Pass By late June the wildflowers at the lower elevations in Central Washington are past their peak, but at higher elevations, especially above 4000′, the snow has receded enough to allow access to prime hiking, and wildflowers! The Cascades offer innumerable areas to explore. Each year I have a list of areas to get up […]
Archives for June 2013
Looking for Seeds
It all begins with the seeds. Almost all of the close to 140 species I sell are grown from seed. A very few are only grown from cuttings, either because seeds are hard to come by (e.g. Paxistima myrsinites, mountain boxwood), slow or difficult to germinate (Lonicera ciliosa, orange honeysuckle, and Fragaria vesca, woodland strawberry), […]