At long last I finally paid a visit to MsK Rare Plant Nursery in Richmond Beach just north of Seattle. I was on my continuing mission to find a source for small-flowered woodland star (Lithophragma parviflorum). I've been volunteering with the Steilacoom Tribe for a couple months now and since the word 'Steilacoom' comes from the native word for the flower, I thought it would be great to have some in the ethnobotanical garden we are planning. It's a tough one to find though. Luckily, Deborah Horn and Art Kruckeberg himself were able to help me out and we are now hot on the trail. MsK Nursery is an amazing place so I'm sure I'll be going back...soon and often.
Afterward, I couldn't help but stop by my favorite bookstore these days, Abraxus Books that took over the old, and very vintage modern, Ballard Library (the new very green Ballard Library is a few blocks away, green roof and all). They now have a fountain outside on one of the patios - used bookstore with a fountain...I'm in heaven.
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