Pacific dogwood – East of the Mountains
Those who have traveled up to the head Lake Chelan in June may have spotted the startling large (4-5″ across), white blooms of…
Seedling identification – a pop quiz!
We’ve got many thousands of seedlings emerging in the nursery, most just now getting their first true leaves. See if you can figure…
The lilies of spring
Some of the very first flowers to appear each spring in the hills above Peshastin are two bright yellow lilies: yellow bells (Fritillaria pudica),…
At least it’s warm in the greenhouses!
What a spring this hasn’t been. March 27 and it’s snowing (again)! Still, plant life continues, as hundreds of thousands of new seedlings…
The oak of Central Washington
There is but one species of oak native to Washington state, Oregon white oak or Garry oak (Quercus garryana). It grows west of…