A Grower Perspective

There comes a time in late May - early June when the vegetative growth in the Willamette valley is so lush, so full, dripping with flowers and dew drops from the still cool mornings. The air is oxygenated to a point that it is almost hard to breath or is that because of the great beauty surrounding us. This part of Oregon is a paradise of plant varieties and green growth. In these past few days of sultry, damp yet warm days I've felt like I was in Hawaii or some other tropical jungle paradise.

I just returned from a week in Arizona. Being in the striking and somewhat prickly desert intensified the lushness of this environment upon my return. This spring has been cooler and wetter than usual so the flowers have lasted longer and the rich green has yet to mellow out into the drier summer look. Each season has it's beauty and this is the time of fullness.