Grow Your Own Vegetables
The first thing I do when perusing a new garden book, no matter what group of plants is featured, is to check for information about…
Plants: Edible plants
Edible Landscaping
Rosalind Creasy’s first book, The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping, was revolutionary in 1982. Gardens of the Mediterranean have always focused on edibles, and the…
Kids Cultivating Healthy Futures
A dozen years before First Lady Michelle Obama (re-)popularized the idea of children tending their own gardens to raise healthy fruits and vegetables,…
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Avocados
When hired to design the Bixby estate garden at Long Beach’s Rancho Los Cerritos in 1931, landscape architect Ralph Cornell included three different…
Sustainable in Seattle
Good intentions don’t always add up to the most beautiful gardens, but Jennifer Carlson’s little urban farm in Seattle is as attractive as it is e…
Future Feast in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation
On one magical weekend in September 2009, The Late Show Gardens turned the grounds of Cornerstone Sonoma into an exciting and inspiring garden festiva…
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Loquats
Loquats (Eriobotrya japonica) are a delightful fruit for eating fresh off the tree or for canning, and may someday prove to be important in the pharma…
Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities
Azaleas and rhododendrons, hydrangeas and alstroemeria, daphne and even my favorite Robinia…all grow vibrantly in my garden adding beauty and delight, without the slightest hint…
Starting Your Own Native Bee Sanctuary
Native bees provide us with the essential service of pollination and are the most effective pollinators we have. Gardens can be easily designed or mod…