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Can you identify these fruits?

April 4, 2017 by Ted Alway

These attractive fruits, loved by birds, grow on a woody plant common in most of Washington, and often planted in landscapes…           Why, it’s…                 Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) The often bright red stems stand out in the winter, especially a winter like we’ve […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Landscaping, Native flora Tagged With: birds, Cornus, landscaping, nursery, red osier dogwood, restoration

Desert Buckwheats: Star Qualities but Often Overlooked

May 18, 2014 by Ted Alway

   Cushion buckwheat (E. ovalifolium) Desert or wild buckwheats (Eriogonum sp.), members of the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), are native to North America with the greatest numbers in the arid regions of the West, particularly in the Great Basin and California.  There are about 250 species in total, with at least 17 in Washington and 11 in […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Native flora Tagged With: buckwheat, butterflies, Chelan County, Eriogonum, landscaping, native plants, pollinators, shrub-steppe, wildflowers, xeriscape

Showy milkweed – common and extraordinary

May 28, 2012 by Ted Alway

Most residents of Eastern Washington are familiar with this plant, whether they know it or not. Often growing in rather bare areas or along roads, the tall plants with the large, leathery leaves stand out in the landscape, even more so when the big seed pods open and release their seed to the winds.  It […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Native flora, Uncategorized Tagged With: bees, butterflies, Central Washington, landscaping, milkweed, pollinators, seeds, wildflowers

Columbia lewisia – cheerful and helpful!

May 13, 2012 by Ted Alway

Central Washington has some gorgeous species from the Portulacaceae, among them the Western spring beauties (Claytonia lanceolata) that begin the season, the striking flowers of bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) that appear to pop out of rocks, the awesome Tweedy’s lewisia (Lewisia tweedyi), and the rare and unforgettable alpine spring beauty (Claytonia megarhiza), one I was introduced […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Landscaping, Life at the Nursery, Uncategorized Tagged With: Central Washington, Columbia lewsia, landscaping, Lewisia, nursery, seedlings, Wenatchee Mountains, wildflowers

Paxistima

February 20, 2012 by Ted Alway

Over the winter I root cuttings of several species in heated beds, and we will be potting them up in the next week or so.  One the main ones is Paxistima myrsinites, commonly known as mountain boxwood, Oregon boxwood or mountain lover.  It’s a charming and often overlooked low, evergreen shrub.  On the east side of the Cascades […]

Filed Under: Landscaping, Life at the Nursery Tagged With: cuttings, landscaping, paxistima

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