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When I learned that the California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) in my backyard was among the species that sudden oak...
Grasses are members of the Poaceae, or grass family, which has 650 to 900 genera and about 10,000 species worldwide....
Each year, The Arboretum at UC Santa Cruz ,(UCSC) works closely with growers in Australia and here in California to...
For plant enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest, fall has never represented the end of the gardening season but rather a...
With their fat, thorny trunks and branches, tropical-looking foliage, and exotic, hibiscus-like flowers, the floss-silk trees are among the most...
You would never know that Ralph Moore was internationally famous in the rose world by visiting his modest nursery or...
The Russian or Siberian arborvitae (Microbiota decussata) is most often known in the nursery trade and among gardeners by its...
After the “oohs” and “aahs,” the comment I hear most often from garden visitors is “I bet this is just...
As a child, I avoided planting hybrid roses in my garden and could not appreciate my neighbors’ roses given the...