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Back in February I had a nice visit to my other favorite city, Seattle. Whenever there, I always travel out of the city and visit two very good friends and inspirations in my growing: Jerry Addington (Courting Frogs Nursery) and Karen Oudean (Oudean’s Willow Creek Nursery). I took quite a few photos and put together this small montage with only a fraction of the photos and video clips that I took. Bear in mind that these photos were taken in the cold still of winter, and the plants are all still dormant. There were even solid frozen water puddles here and there at Jerry’s place. Snow eventually fell that evening as well, and that’s always nice to this California boy who never sees snow. The pitchers you see are mostly remnants of last years growth. You’ll see a lot of S. purpurea and purpurea hybrid pitchers for example as it’s one plant that can withstand the cold. Even outdoors the S. purpurea’s shrugged off the cold as if it was nothing. At Karen’s place, her outdoor growing areas were covered in frost cloth as an extra precaution to protect the plants. Winter was a nice change of pace to visit Seattle, Jerry, and Karen. Hauntingly beautiful place. But, I must say that visiting their places during active growing season is quite a sight to behold; it’s simply amazing and I hope to return again soon to see it all in it’s full growth glory!
Jerry and Karen – thank you again so much for your kindness and hospitality!
