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The beauty and versatility of roses as landscape plants is what makes the Pageant of Roses Garden at Rose Hills...
I gave myself time on July fourth to simply relax in the garden and watch the comings and goings of...
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is one of the most important conifers in ornamental horticulture. Lawson cypress or Port Orford cedar, as it...
Located on nine acres in the rolling hills of West Sonoma County, the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens may be the oldest...
Last October I came home from a trip and noticed a large golden fruit hanging on my Bartlett pear tree....
Franceschi’s nursery business, the Southern California Acclimatizing Association (SCAA), and his botanical work always required more money than they generated....
Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana) is easily one of the most familiar and popular of West Coast native perennials. Its natural...
Plant breeding and selection have done the genus Gladiolus an extraordinary disservice. Those large-flowered, long-stemmed, and admittedly handsome plants are...
Cuphea is a genus of about 260 species in the loosestrife family (Lythraceae), the same family as crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia)....