When I saw this tree last month I did a double-take. Was it in bloom? From the corner of my eye I noticed it awash in glowing color. On my second look I realized it was covered in fruit. Persistent fruit that makes this tree quite remarkable during the winter months. ‘Adirondack’ has an interesting history. It was introduced from the U.S. National Arboretum in … Continue reading Adirondack Crabapple in Winter
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For fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables, Pike Place Market in Seattle is the best! We went there New Year’s Eve day. I gazed lovingly at all the flowers, salivated at piles of fresh vegetables and fruits, bought a warm woolen hat handmade by Tibetan refugees in Nepal, greedily gobbled miniature donuts with my kids, looked at the gum wall with a slight feeling of nausea … Continue reading Pike Place Market
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An unusual native plant, Vancouveria hexandra, the inside-out flower, has a fascinating bloom. It’s inside-out, opposite, turned around and backwards. Nature has played a curious trick. Instead of blooming away from the stem, it appears to bloom towards the stem. Another common name for this plant is duck’s foot, after the three-lobed leaves. This deciduous perennial grows in moist or dry locations, but prefers the … Continue reading Inside-out Flower
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