Ann Loves Plants

Category: Kitchen Gardening

  • The Annual Blackberry Pilgrimage (Willamette Valley, Oregon)

    Yesterday I drove south on I-5 to Woodburn to pick blackberries with a friend of mine at another friend’s house. This has become an annual pilgrimage of sorts and is something we look forward to because good clean berries are becoming so hard to find in the city. A beautiful blackberry bloom. We picked for…

  • Espelette Pepper Winter Miracle with a Side of Beefsteak Begonia

    Last year I was able to purchase hard-to-find Basque Espelette pepper seeds from Europe. I purchased them legally, with my seed importation permit, and although I am aware that when grown outside of their AOC they are no longer considered certified, I had to go through all of this because I love my husband, and…