Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
Makes me want some of the lemon pound cake my mom used to make...it looks great!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a lemon pound cake also.
ReplyDeleteOh I Love Lemon!! This looks so good that I just want to whip it up right now!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am a Tea Girl too!
Thanks, Phillip!
gerri XXX
This does taste a lot like pound cake.
ReplyDeleteYummmm this sounds so good.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pound cake too! I'll be borrowing this recipe when the weather cools down and it's baking season, :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great and yummy.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't last long here either.
Annelie
Looks so good. Thanks for posting! I'm filing that one away :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm, looks delicious, like a lemon pound cake. Now I'm craving it!
ReplyDeleteI want! Mmmm.
ReplyDeleteThis looks scrumptious. Will have to try it.
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for something JUST like this. Nice enough for company (dinner for 24 on the 9th) but easy to make. Thanks!
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