Comments on: interpreting history through plants

By: [ Lost in the Landscape ] » two saturdays

[ Lost in the Landscape ] » two saturdays — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:19:08 +0000

[…] how I spent some of last Saturday. I’ve posted earlier about the native plant garden at Old Town State Historic Park. That trip I was walking the paths and […]

By: lostlandscape

lostlandscape — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:10:15 +0000

Steve, I knew it! I thought that you’d respond to that observation if anyone did. Great minds…

Tina, it’s extra-sad that the current river is just a rock-line ditch without much in the way of habitat that really should be lining its banks.

By: tina

tina — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:08 +0000

That is a bummer to have a riverfront piece of land that is no longer so! It is neat to follow the history through the plants though. Still lovely!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:08:48 +0000

Very cool, James. Naturally — and I am sure you are expecting this — the tribute to the sign “Future site of the historical jail” had me bordering on laughing — can you believe it?

Making a riparian zone out of desert is a tough act. I appreciate what they re trying. Maybe they need some good old fakes creek beds to make it really work?

By: lostlandscape

lostlandscape — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:58:44 +0000

Thanks for coming along on the tour, Helen!

By: Helen/patientgardener

Helen/patientgardener — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:23:26 +0000

Thanks for sharing some of your local history