Growing for Biodiversity
Dig deeper into ecologically functional gardens that support food webs and pollinators by including native and keystone plants, minimizing lawn, and providing wildlife habitat.
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Throughout 2001, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been celebrating its seventy-fifth birthday. Since its inception in 1926, the garden...
It is a gorgeous day with Mt Rainier revealing itself, the meadow coming to life, and the spring sun illuminating...
At the Pacific Horticultural Foundation board meeting in February 1975 some members felt that more should be done to find...
Isn’t it time, after sixty million years, that we begin to establish an appropriate relationship with insects and plants, a...
Mid-February winter storm. It has been raining for days and the soil is supersaturated. The river will be up to...
Homeowners and horticulturists alike use the term “ecological landscaping” to express an awareness of the importance of environmental issues. Unfortunately...
Several years ago I planted in my garden a dawn redwood purchased from Bay Area nurseryman Toichi Domoto. I was...
One of the most majestic of the West’s signature trees is giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) from the western slopes of...
Quite aptly named, wheel tree (Trochodendron aralioides) is one of the most unusual trees in Washington Park Arboretum. Its generic...