Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
article: A Champion of Bogs and Alpine Areas: Tussock Cottongrass (Emily DeAlto and Matthias Sirch/The Outside Story/Northern Woodlands) Tussock cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) grows in bogs and alpine zones, two disparate habitats that have a lot in common. Tawny cottongrass (E. virginicum) also grows in bogs and has “distinct copper-colored hairs” that tussock cottongrass doesn’t have. [If you can’t tell the difference, you can do what I do and call both of them bog cotton.]
essay with recipes and photos: Summer Fruit Dessert Recipes: A round up of recipes for using the best of the season (David Lebovitz) Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, rhubarb, plums, apricots, cherries, apples. Galettes, tarts, cobblers, crisps, buckles, pies, shortcakes, sorbet, jam, compote, and a spritz.
article: White Snakeroot – the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln’s mother and changed history (Hiker’s Notebook)
photo essay: Native Plant Garden Tour, Serendipity & Celebrating Native Gardens (Shari/Nuts for Natives) A native plant garden “tucked in among tidy lawns on a cul de sac” in Towson, MD: “[I]t was easy to spot Roland’s home. The front yard is host to the persimmons, the peach tree, serviceberry trees, or juneberry trees (Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’) and a river birch along with lots of shrubs, grasses and perennials. The slope to the driveway is awash with blue and yellow drifts of flowers.”
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