Tag: Large-Leaved Avens
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The Seeds of September
By September, virtually all of the native plants in the Puget Lowlands that spread by seed have gone to seed. In this blog I take a closer look at eight of them arranged by their means of seed dispersal. In recent weeks I took some pictures in the field and under a microscope at home.…
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Removing Creeping Buttercup and Herb Robert in the Dry Season
I think the dry season can be a good time to remove Creeping Buttercup and Herb Robert.
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Marking Future Transplants During the Dry Season
The dry season is a good time to look for sapling trees, shrubs, and small forbs growing in weedy areas or in spots too close to trails and marking them to transplant later when the wet season returns.
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Two Easy Wet-Season Transplants
Large-Leaved Avens and Fragrant Fringecup are evergreen, perennial forbs native to the Puget Lowlands. I’ve had good success “rescuing” and transplanting both during the wet season without irrigation.
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What’s Up?
One of the joys of backyard forest restoration is watching the native flowers come up in the Spring.