This past Saturday, I showed a home I had listed on Finn Hill, which is in Kirkland.   The showing went well, the people were great, and I was done showing by 10:40 in the morning.  It was a gorgeous, sunny day, the kind you wish you could bottle and keep in Seattle year round.

Since it was so beautiful, it was fun to be out driving around on such a gorgeous day.  I noticed a sign that said “plant sale” taped to a stop sign.  I decided to follow the “plant sale” sign.  The sign led me further north on Finn Hill to the next town, Kenmore.  When I found the house with the sale, I expected to find a few plants, but nothing like what was there.  Behind a wooden fence, is a huge garden, with a huge nursery on about two acres! Who would have thought!  I found “Taking Root,”  the fabulous garden and nursery created by Kathy Norsworthy.

Beautiful Plants from Kenmore's Taking Root

Photo from Kathy Norsworthy of "Taking Root"

There’s a huge variety of plants, over 300.  Everything you could ever think of was there.  Plants for sun, plants for shade, veggies, sedums, perennials, annuals, shrubs, and more than 49 varieties of hostas.  Every time I asked about a particular plant, Kathy found several for me.  Her mission is “helping to grow beautiful gardens, one at a time.”  Many of the plants were just $5.00.  So all you gardeners looking for some great plants should get in touch with Kathy.  Kathy’s email address is knowsbetter1@comcast.net.  Contact her as she is only open certain days.  This week she is open today, July 2nd and tomorrow, July 3rd from 9 to 5 PM.

After stopping at “Taking Root”, I wandered down Juanita Drive and stopped at a stand to buy some bing cherries.

Selling Bing Cherries

It’s cherry season in Washington State and this is a recording breaking season for the bing cherry crop.  Summer is the time for fresh bing cherries from Yakima Valley, which is just over the Cascade Mountains from Seattle.  So take advantage of this season’s bounty.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful plants and fruit available to us in the Northwest.

Sometimes you find the most interesting things when you least expect it.