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One of the most distinctive trees in forests from Southern California north into British Columbia is the largest tree of...
Milkweeds are a diverse and interesting group of plants. While most plants in our gardens are purely ornamental, milkweeds have...
Plants, soil, light, air—and water: the timeless ingredients of a garden. Arid Southern California challenges gardeners to create pleasing outdoor...
Gardening on the bluffs above the ocean along California’s North Coast presents some particular challenges and special rewards for gardeners...
I first saw a garden designed by landscape architect David Yakish at the San Francisco Garden Show. Up the steps,...
If you took the oaks out of Oak Bay, what would be left? Oak Bay matrons driving Range Rovers with...
Cape heaths are interesting and striking members of Erica , a genus widely known because it also contains the commonly...
In 1997, I visited Chile and Argentina, attempting to follow a little in my late father’s footsteps. In both countries,...
Eucalypts originated in Australia about twenty-five million years ago, when deserts and tropical and temperate grasslands began to develop on...