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environment, gardens & design

A Garden on a Mountain on an Island in the Sea

On June 1, 1997, the Orto dei Semplici Elbano opened its gates to the public. The garden is meant to be a living library of plants of Italy’s Tuscan Archipelago and their relationship with humans, not only in the past and the present but also into the future. …

gardens & design
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Macadamia
  • Regions: So. Cal
  • Seasons: Fall, Winter
gardens & design, perspectives
Driving Miss Worn, and More
  • Regions: Nor. Cal, So. Cal
gardens & design
A Bounty of (Hardier) Begonias
  • Regions: Nor. Cal, Oregon, So. Cal, Washington
  • Seasons: Spring, Summer
environment, gardens & design, perspectives
Casa Dos Rios Gardens: Mainly for Wildlife
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  • Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
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The Curator’s Garden
  • Regions: Washington
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gardens & design
The South Coast Botanic Garden: From Landfill to Jewel of the Peninsula
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Garden Allies: Spinning & Weaving Spiders
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  • Evergreen Woody Groundcovers in the Winter Landscape

    This article is not available for viewing on our website. Follow the Buy this Issue link in the header above to purchase a single copy of our October 2009 issue where this article first appeared…

  • The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

    In my career as executive director of the Bloedel Reserve, I had a number of opportunities to present programs about…

  • The Rose

    A massive book, with a simple, all-encompassing title like The Rose, brings with it complex expectations, associations, and inevitable comparisons…

  • California Plant Families: West of the Sierran Crest and Deserts

    Glenn Keator, a knowledgeable advocate for the use of California natives in gardens, has written several books of value on…

  • The Global Migrations Of Ornamental Plants: How the World Got into Your Garden

    If you could have only one gardening book (perish the thought!), hands down it would be Hugh Johnson’s classic Principles…

  • Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees

    The author of this exquisite and engaging reference is a forest canopy researcher, a professor at Evergreen State University who…

  • Andrea Cochran: Landscapes

    I should say from the start that I have been a fan of Andrea Cochran’s work for many years. It…

  • Greenscapes: Olmsted’s Pacific Northwest

    The Olmsted name is synonymous with landscape architecture and planned green spaces. Frederick Law Olmsted Sr was largely responsible for…

  • Green Flowers

    It has long been my dream to create a garden room featuring blossoms overly endowed with chlorophyll. You can imagine…

  • Black Plants

    Paul Bonine’s first book, Black Plants: 75 striking choices for the garden, does not claim to be encyclopedic, but it…

  • New Trees: Recent Introductions to Cultivation

    Every now and again, a really important book comes along that needs to be on the library shelf of anyone…

  • The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn

    John Greenlee’s newest book is a labor of love. And, as he informs us in the preface, his love is…

  • From the Board President

    On the eve of the thirty-fifth year of publication of Pacific Horticulture, we celebrate our strength as a non-profit organization—The Pacific Horticultural Foundation—with a vital mission to educ…



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