VanDusen Botanical Garden Guide Weekly Update #25: September 15 to September 21, 2019 = Brought to you by Ashley Lambert-Maberly (ashley..m@ube.ca), award-winning © Sunday walking F Rain |Y__ lee there arene mor evens scheduled this wee. Instead’ gong oan. God news for mst of ; the plans, bad news for guess. PERFECT PAIRINGS > Because (a) it was raining heavily on Thursday evening, when I normally photograph plants for the update, and (b) | am a wuss, | decided not to photograph plants for the update. Instead, 'm Just going to highlight some surprisingly edible plants in the garden, and suggest some readily- available recipes for them (just do a web search—the recipes are out there, | promise). > The Yew (Taxus baccata) is famously toxic, especially the seed (aril) inside the berry. But if you're brave, and you push each seed out, you ‘can make Yew Berry Jam ..as a seedless berry is the only part of the tree thats safe. P-All the bits of the Daylily plants (Hemerocallis) are edible, shoots, tubers, petals, and buds. Simly batter the buds, deep fry, sprinkle some salt, you're done. Ginkgo biloba leaves are beyond bitter, to my taste buds, but that hasn't stopped keeners from creating Ginkgo Pesto—smoosh the leaves with miso, cashews, salt, yeast, and oil, and you can barely taste the bitterness. P The strong taste of Magnolia flowers (they taste like they smell) is mitigated by pickling them, usually with a sweet-and-sour mix. Both Magnolia ‘grandifiora and Magnolia virginiana pickle well. ‘to https://tinyurl.com/vandusenphot Pee at et aes