Plantiful
I was not without strong misgivings when first seeing the cover of Plantiful, the colorful new title engagingly written and photographed by Kristin Green, published…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
Habitat Gardens
Gardening connects us to nature. It also invites us to think like scientists. The garden is our laboratory where experimentation, observation, and eva…
Seed Saving for a Delicious Future
My greatest reward is harvesting seed. I find it miraculous that a single small seed can reproduce, often thousands of times over, all the while…
Hellstrip Gardening
“Hellstrip” in the title of this book refers to the land between the sidewalk and the curb where everything “looks like hell” because it is so…
Protea
Protea and its South African and Australian relatives are exotic, but the good news for anyone living between Monterey Bay in the north and San Diego …
A Garden that Never Sleeps
Kate Frey’s garden in Hopland, CA is lively 12 months of the year with a constant succession of blooming plants. Kate, a regular Pacific Horticulture…
Seed Security
Seed security and responsible horticultural practices are important topics. Following the publication of our story about Digitalis x‘Illumination Fl…
Pressing Botanical Specimens
The practice of horticulture is often described as a combination of art and science. And the practice of pressing botanical specimens demonstrates this nicely, I…
Backyard Inspiration
Inspired by the Seasonal Palette story in the fall issue of Pacific Horticulture.