Plants You Need
Take a closer look at plants you would like to know better and some you haven’t met, from regional plant communities to a genus of favorites to rare native species.
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In late January and February we sail through the doldrums on the fragrance of sarcococca, chimonanthus, and hamamelis and the...
I am often asked to name my favorite maples. Having worked with, propagated, and evaluated maples for over twenty years,...
Interest in urban tree-planting programs is at an all-time high today as politicians and members of the public alike jump...
Over two thousand years ago Hippocrates used the name origanum, which comes from the Greek oreos (mountain) and ganeos (beauty...
Chitalpas are strikingly attractive small to medium-sized ornamental trees that have inherited the best features of both parents — the...
Miniature plants can be enjoyed more fully, displayed more artistically, and maintained more easily in a miniature garden. And the...
Ernest and Betty Schoefer took a year looking for a garden site. It had to have plenty of water, be...
In developing plans for the new Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, architects Alfred Caldwell and Craig Ellwood...
The cultivated landscape of the Pacific Northwest draws on many borrowed ideas, most of which have come from the northerly...