The soil is in! Back over to Edge of the Woods nursery. This time I spent chatting with Sue (co-owner and Master Gardner) It is great to hear about their story of "re-inventing" oneself and going back to college-starting a new path, and a new business. So all of you out there that keep thinking of new ideas and life journeys- try it and do it! Sue is so excited about my new venture and sharing some collaboration of what I do and what she does-
Both Sue and Louise are so knowledgeable and if they dont have the answer, the computers are there to help with the investigation. Louise had sent me a list of dye plants they had in stock. She suggested a book, Dyes from American Native Plants. Timber Press. (best publisher for plants- check out the website: http://www.timerpress.com/) So here is my first selection: My cart is full, so I will see what to add after I plant my first group.
It is hard to know how many that I really want to plant in each bed as I know they will grow quite a bit so that is a must to calculate in your purchase and placement. For some dyes, the roots are used so that means destroying part of the plant. So far I have chosen only plants that I can harvest leaves or flowers for dyestuffs. I am also sticking with alum mordants as it is easy to find, less expensive, safe to use- versus other mordants. So here is my list:
Indian grass, Liatris squarrosa, Monarda fistulosa, Stiff goldenrod, Campsis radicans (trumpet vine), Blue eyed grass, yellow buckwheat and rhubarb. All of these take full sun- and that's what I definately have!
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