In celebration of gardens and wild botanicals of Shaw Island, please view photos, cultural, and historical notes for seeds from a cross-section of island gardens and wild places. The posts listed here aid in cultivating the herbs and flower seeds bound in handmade packets at the shed along Reefnet Bay Road, in the spring, summer, and fall. There are also a few articles in the history timeline that help us remember some of the pioneer gardeners and the crops they grew.
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia grandiflora) Mideke porcelain pot. In early April on coastal bluffs, on through June, whole ledges and slopes reflect the sky color as myriad Collinsia open their buds. It can be a rather tedious gleaning of seed from the small capsules, so we might not find it for sale at Gatehouse Seeds. Enjoy her in the wild. Anno One May Two Thousand and Seventeen.
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