Native plant lovers of the PNW may be interested in attending this lecture about backyard botanizing, or watching it later online
#NativePlantsOfThePNW #CPSChapterWNPS #CloseToHomehttps://www.wnps.org/cps-events/calendar/thor-hanson,-author-presentationCentral Puget Sound: Thor Hanson, Author Presentation and Book Signing
Central Puget Sound: Thor Hanson, Author Presentation and Book Signing May 7, 2026 7:00PM Thor Hanson, acclaimed local author, will give a presentation on his recent book, Close to Home....
Twice as pink: salmonberry flowers (Rubus spectabilis) in the Ravenna Creek ravine. They vary in color from white to magenta pink, catching the eye fluttering among the newly open leaves.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #SeattleSpring #RavennaPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNWA mound of pretty fringecup (Tellima grandiflora) leaves by the trailside. There were flower stems with tightly closed buds extending in patches with a bit more sun.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #CowenPark #SeattleParks #SeattleSpring #Fringecups #NativePlantsOfThePNW #NativePlantsEvergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) blooming. 'Tis the season for berry blooming. I see the salmonberries are ready to open at the first hint of warmth
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleSpring #Huckleberries #NativePlantsOfThePNW #NativePlants #BloomScrollingTrouvailles: Licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) on a big leaf maple(Acer macrophyllum) ; a lichen and moss bonanza.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleRainySeason #SeattleSpring #Ferns #LichenSubscribe #Lichen #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNWOur native kinnickkinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) makes a pretty groundcover. And I really don't like the Mediterranean spurge that is so popular here, but it has interesting flowers.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW #OurNeighborhood #Bearberry #BloomScrolling
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