So, I have to be honest here- I’m pretty darn sure these photos show only Phlox diffusa (spreading phlox), but I’m not…
These delightful little flowers puzzled the heck out of me when I found them growing along the margins of the…
I did end up going trout fishing up at Canyon Creek in nw Clark County, Washington, on opening day, but…
Anyone who has spent time in the coastal forests of our region has undoubtedly seen Vaccinium ovatum (which is also apparently known…
For those who may be wondering about my recent hiatus, I discuss that in the blog titled ‘Refocusing in Retirement’.…
This rather spectacular member of the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) also goes by the names of western sky-pilot, western polemonium, and…
Rhododendrons (and their congeneric cousins azaleas) are widespread, approaching ubiquity, in the cultivated landscapes of our region, although I much…
Salal may be the first wild shrub I ever learned to identify. It was pointed out and named to me…
When I first found and identified this species a decade ago I knew it as Trientalis latifolia, in the family…
This is an interesting and important genus, especially in some coastal areas. There are over 60 species in North America,…