My friend and colleague, Hugh Glass, took these photographs last month, as well as those in the first Ramble post. For the shutter bugs among us, he used a Casio Exilim EX-Z700. We don’t sell everything that we grow in Kingston, due either to adaptation in the rest of the US or to common availability. [...]
I always look forward to visiting the Heronswood Northwest Research Nursery. When I was there last, in fall, the days were far shorter and cooler than they are now in late June. I usually take the Bainbridge Island ferry from Seattle and ride on the open deck; the city recedes and the dark green hills [...]
Today, greener-than-thou gardeners crusade for heirloom seeds, while unjustly damming hybrids. Increasingly, their anti-science credo has hardened into a Luddite fundamentalism, resulting in confusion among the public between hybrids and genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Clearly, the hybrid versus heirloom imbroglio is about more than the quest for the biggest, most delicious tomato. As a [...]
One of the ironies of the last four year’s controversy about “Heronswood” is the status—indeed, the nature—of the original estate gardens in Kingston. Far from dying, being destroyed or ruined, the exact opposite is true. Starting in 2003, Dan and his staff shifted from “ongoing” to “final form”, so to speak. After more than 15 [...]
So close to the sun, canted to receive the longest days. So little cloud cover—or even precipitation in the air. Crops, including tests here at Fordhook Farm, are slowly drying out: roots, trunks, stems, branches, leaves. Petals wave in slow-motion. No wind; so all the desiccation comes from high temperatures and dry air. Stillness is [...]
My fellow Americans, on July 4th we gather to celebrate our country’s independence and pay homage to its founders. We remember this country began as a unique adventure in freedom, individual liberty and rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The United States is today the preeminent world power and beacon of freedom around the globe. As [...]
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