Going to Seed I – Natives
With summer fast approaching, many of our spring blooming plants are busy setting seed. As much of this property is natural woodland, the vast majority of plants growing here were not intentionally planted. Some are natives, others are foreign invaders. However, as...
Seeing Spots
In the past week we’ve been seeing lots of spots here, on our hillsides, in the meadow areas, and near the office. These spots… One, two, three…awwwwww. Some of you are no doubt well aware that our resident deer population has caused us more...
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
No, we’re not doing ‘Fowl Friday’ on a Wednesday, but late Monday afternoon, I went out to check on some transplants on the front deck (now secured from deck-roaming deer), and was startled when a bird bolted past my brow. About a week ago we’d...
Corallorhiza maculata
I went for a walk this morning to survey the perimeter of the deer fence. We spent some time a week ago reinforcing the fence along the ground as we’d seen more evidence of the deer pushing underneath. This morning’s walk was to see if any deer had...
Rosa gymnocarpa
When asked if we’re growing any roses here, my usual response is no. Technically though, that’s not true. We do have roses here at Curbstone Valley. Wild native roses. Rosa gymnocarpa, also known as the baldhip rose (gymnocarpa means ‘bare...
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