June 26, 2025 Mulch Madness It’s my goal to cover bare soil at FECO, both in the garden beds and in the tree guilds. You can see a variety of living and non-living mulches at FECO. See photos of of various plants and other materials: Hazelnut shells, early-flowering borage (Trachystemon orientalis), straw, leaves, prunings and […]
May 27, 2025 The Facts on the Bracts I don’t even own a copy of Hitchcock’s Flora of the Pacific Northwest. (Different Hitchcock but just as scary.) However, now and then I dive down the rabbit hole, determined to figure out the species of a native plant. I scooped this lovely plant (see photo) out […]
April 29, 2025 A friend said to me, “I am not doing anything for the resistance.” But, when I think of what they spend time and energy on, I think they are! After all, these days it doesn’t take much to be rebellious. What plant-based activities might demonstrate resistance? Which ones might be interpreted as […]