The UW Farm
Throughout the country, urban farming is growing in popularity and is gaining a tremendous amount of momentum and support. In fact, most new young far…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
Bellflowers
Bellflowers are so familiar that there is a tendency to think we know this enduring garden denizen. Campanulas have wormed their way into our gardening…
Origin & Spreading of the Cultivated Chrysanthemum
Reading this book made me feel very small. It is the definitive reference book on chrysanthemums for the foreseeable future. Even better, it is not…
The Garden of Raul Zumba
Raul Zumba and Bob Clark began their legendary Oakland hills garden in 1988 on the site of a llama farm.
Planting in a Post-Wild World
Planting in a Post-Wild World is a great title and a continuation of what Richard Hansen and Friedrich Stahl state in their masterful Perennials and…
The Big Shift
This is the second installment in our four-part water-sensitive landscape design (WSLD) series. Over the past few decades, earth science knowledge has blossomed. There have…
MAGC: for the Earth, Arts, and Heart
[sidebar]Marin Art & Garden Center 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Ross, California 94957[/sidebar] The Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross, California, was founded in…
Compost Tea Resource Guide
Compost tea is a powerful tool used in biological growing methods to establish and bolster strong populations of beneficial microbes in the soil and on…
Water for Wildlife: Plant List
Think beyond the lovely water lily. There is a wonderful array of foliage, color, and texture among plants that will grow in water. Here are…