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Energy from Switch Grass As early settlers moved west from the eastern forests, they encountered a head-high sea of grasses....
In California, the best smelling wild irises are to be discovered from around San Jose northward to Laytonville (in Mendocino...
We all know that there are roots beneath a plant, and we have a vague mental image of how they...
My grandmother’s adage “Use it up, wear it out, make it do” might not seem like a mantra that most...
Several wasp families include species that attack aphids. The small, non-stinging wasps in the family Braconidae include aphid parasitoids, as...
One of the most important garden books I’ve ever read was Peter Thompson’s The Looking Glass Garden: Plants and Gardens...
The beautiful cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidentale) is nearing the end of its life cycle in my Novato garden. It’s almost...
Early spring is a good time for a stroll around the Northwest Perennial Alliance Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden....
Today, some 250 kinds of climbing roses cover a half-mile-long wrought iron fence along the eastern border of Santa Clara...