I’m fascinated with bringing crop wild relatives that I find at Watermark Woods Native Plants nursery or as seed from other vendors into my yard. I’m especially interested in leaving and tending any that volunteer as weeds from the seedbank. Read about the connections between weeds and crops here.

Things I’ve planted on purpose (and what group of plants they’re a crop wild relative of):


Volunteers (spontaneous plants that arise without being consciously planted) and what group of plants they’re a relative of):