We’re not all patient gardeners or restoration volunteers — some of us, including this “gardener,” are apt to buy a plant, plant it, and done except for occasional watering. As restoration volunteers some are better at clearing blackberries than we are at creating native plant spaces. Patient restoration work takes long range planning, cultivation, and caring for fickle plants. As Greg says, “native plants ain’t tomatoes!” Thank goodness many volunteers that are attracted to projects like Rose City Bluff Restoration have the patience to think and act long term.
Seed collecting and propagation is a perfect example of a restoration project requiring patience — waiting for the right times to gather different seeds, then caring for them properly. As the flowers on our established native plants turn to seed some of us will be looking to save some. Here are a few bluff plants in various stages of making seed. (Check out Going to Seed on Instagram.)
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