Sustainable Gardening
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Margie Grace and her team designed Victoria Garden Mews to be a sustainable oasis—a certified LEED platinum oasis—for three families...
WWOOF, an acronym for “Willing Workers on Organic Farms,” is a work-exchange network that exists in many countries.
Most people consider bugs to be pests…Insects are a nutritious and space-efficient crop, and they are also some of nature’s...
Starting a plant from seed is one of a gardener’s greatest joys. But the importance of seeds in our lives...
As Pacific Horticulture contributor Jennifer Jewell wrote in Seeds, her recent article that appeared in our winter 2017 issue, “Seeds...
This is the first in a 4-part series we’ve named Planting the New California Garden. Throughout 2017 we’ll be highlighting...
Spend much time chatting with California landscape designers or working horticulturists and you’re bound to hear repeated references to WUCOLS...
Olivier Filippi masterfully guides us to adopt appropriate groundcovers and other plants for a summer-dry, mediterranean-influenced climate.
[sidebar]Xera Plants specializes in growing climate-adapted plants for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to a retail nursery in...