Four

As you travel down one road near my house you have the luxury of four shopping centers, Four. And they keep building more in area's where parks could go and trails.

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea or Purslane, a plant that has been valued as food for over 2000 years. It grows in sandy soils and is found throughout the United States as well as the World. It is a succulent that crawls along the ground with light green paddle shaped leaves and reddish stems. The leaves and steams taste great in salad

The Garden

Morus rubra

Morus rubra or Mulberries are common here the north east, and you can usually find two varieties red mulberries and white though only the red is native. unlike the nursery rhyme mulberries aren't bushes they are actually trees and produce blackberry looking fruit. You can tell when the fruit is ripe when the berry comes off in your fingers with little effort. They taste alright though I prefer them in a jam.

Platanus occidentalis

This blog started all because of a threat to cut down two beautiful Sycamore trees in my front yard. Why? because people often don't understand them, the sycamore is know for it's exfoliating bark and because of this, to people it looks sick when really it's not. So to the point, I will try to show you, my imaginary readers the wild side of Long Island my home sweet home. That is if it still is out there.