The Beauty of Washington Native Plants ~

Flora & Fauna

How amazing to see this beautiful diversity of ground cover plants.  Taking another walk with our oldest Grandson,  I had to keep stopping to admire how each plant compliments the other, how nature somehow finds the perfect places for the perfect plants.  Our attempts at duplicating this in our landscaping efforts are so difficult to achieve, while Mother Nature with seemingly no effort at all - creates perfection.

Of course living in Washington really allows us to enjoy the richness that this environment has to offer.  Just in this one small area, not far from the shoulder of the road, I recognized;  Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum biflorum, Bunchberry Dogwood, Cornus unalaschkensis,  Western Sword Fern - Polystichum munitum, Trailing Blackberry, Rubus ursinus & Deer Fern, Bechnum spicat. 

 I doubt Ben's interest in native plants will surpass his interests in fishing, dirt bike riding, etc. anytime soon, but maybe someday he'll remember his eccentric "Grammy" pointing them out to him :-)