BLUEBERRIES SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF A NORTHERN LANDSCAPE

THE BLUEBERRY BARN..

LARGEST BLUEBERRY FARM IN WISCONSIN, ON SUNSET VALLEY ROAD..

BLUEBERRY FIELDS IN FALL...

...ICONIC PLANTS OF THE NORTHLAND

Thursday,  8:00 AM.  48 degrees F at the ferry dock, 44 on the back porch.  Wind W, very gusty.  The sky is partly cloudy, the humidity 68%.  The barometer is rising sharply, now at 29.82". It was a gorgeous sunrise, that I was unable to photograph because the sun is rising behind a big white pine in the neighboring yard.

   When we think of blueberries we usually think only of the deep blue fruit, luscious and full of antioxidants.  But even though the blueberry flower is insignificant,  the blueberry plant is beautiful in the landscape, especially enmasse, clothed in their brilliant fall foliage of red and orange.

   Blueberries should be an important element in the design of a northern landscape.