Trip to LaGrande yesterday...Herb had new glasses waiting for him and the greenhouses were calling me...It was a lovely ride through the newly greened up fields of the Wallowa Valley, willows sporting oranges and yellows before they turn to summer green....The Wallowa River rushing through the canyon but no where near flood stage...Then on to the fields of Union County where mint, winter wheat and grasses are grown...LaGrande is know for its trees and they didn't disappoint us as flowering plums and crabapples were in full bloom and underneath the trees were hundreds of daffodils nodding their yellow heads...We did our usual shopping, had lunch and stopped at the relative new "Kauffmans Market" in Island City, run the Amish community out of Cove...They have a small restaurant featuring homemade soup, sandwiches and pie...Bulk foods and grass fed beef are also for sale...Might have to stop for lunch next time we are out that way.
I bought two new peonies...Begonias and pansies for the deck and 50 gladiola bulbs to plant in the "Garden Bed" and hope that the liquid deer fence will protect them...Also we found a Santa Rosa Plum tree to plant...Our old one has not produced much fruit the last few years and we really miss the wonderful plum jam that I make from this delicious fruit.
One of my favorite spring flowers is Pasque, "Pulsatilla" blooming now and so far with the deer fence the four legged critters are leaving it alone...Hugs to All....OWAV:)
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