The Garden Set
- Gravenstein Apple
This is the tree directly outside the main classroom window, one which we face
upon leaving the kitchen. It's venerable in age but judicious pruning, organic
spraying and lots of love keep it very fruitful and productive.
- Ranunculus
A spring-blooming bulb, this small gathering of brilliant red
flowers against our "marble wall" is one of the first garden areas
one passes through upon leaving the classroom and heading east.
- Cherry Blossoms
We have several cherries of this species. This one grows
in a small garden known as "Cherry Hill." The darkness in the background
is provided by a large douglas fir gerry planted in the 1970s.
- The Path to the Dancing Circle
Taken from in front of the Garden Barn looking
east, there are lit torches. The tree to the left of the path across from the
Dancing Circle is the Madrone. The ceramic "tower" is one of a pair
which set off the entrance to the Dancing Circle. All of the paths are made from
stones taken directly from this glaciated soil, hand-picked as we handwork the
soil.
- Spiderweb in the morning mist
During the moist half of the year a popular place for a web is just outside the kitchen door. This spiderweb was a morning view on a slightly foggy morning as I came out and looked east toward the gardens.
- Autumn Blueberry Leaves
Long after we've harvested large quantities of fruit, the blueberry bushes in
the Upper Bush Garden give thanks for a great growing season with a brilliant
burst of orange, sometimes lasting for weeks, before turning in for the winter.