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…
My favorite fungi – mycorrhizae
When I started growing native plants I was unaware of how important a certain class of soil fungi were to the growth and…
The first seedlings pop up
It never ceases to thrill me; the snow begins to retreat from the seeded containers and there they are, the first seedlings of…