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Shaw Island grown European Pears "Orcas" variety developed by Joe Long of Orcas Island, San Juan Archipelago, WA. September 2023 harvest. |
THE EARTH HAS ROLLED AROUND AGAIN
AND HARVEST TIME IS HERE,
THE GLORY OF THE SEASONS
AND THE CROWN OF ALL THE YEAR.
Carolyn Wells
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Native Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum) Gatehouse garden Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago, WA. Photographed 12 September 2023. Click image to enlarge. |
The last native wildflower seeds to be harvested for the Gatehouse this year––the highly noted Douglas Aster. Highly regarded by gardeners who like to feed a large cross-section of visiting pollinators while knowing this perennial is low maintenance, deer-resistant, and adaptable to conditions of full sun or part shade.
The plant featured in the above photograph was grown by direct seeding, broadcast from Shaw Island wild-collected seed. Easy street. Cast out in autumn or spring in this hardiness zone of 8b.
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Fresh seeds for fall planting are now installed at the Gatehouse Seed shed, Reefnet Bay Road, Shaw Island, WA. |
More particulars about the cultivation of this plant can be seen with earlier posts on this site
