The Tree Dahlia
I saw my first tree dahlia a few years ago, as I was walking down a street in the north coastal town of Arcata, California, glancing into gardens on m…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
The Sustaining Garden
An old African proverb, “Little by little grow the bananas,” describes the evolution of the Korpinen Erickson garden, perched in the south-facing …
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…
Fearless Color Gardens
Have you ever found yourself taking your garden too seriously, paying far too much attention to the names of the plants, looking over the same-old-place…
Kinzy Faire Clematis
One of the specialties of Kinzy Faire, an exceptional and extensive garden in Estacada, Oregon, is its collection of clematis, inspired by Linda Beutl…
The Wild Garden
When I was a college freshman, a professor told me, “There is nothing new under the sun.” At nineteen, I quite resented that. Proving the…
Downsizing: It Just Suits Me
I discovered that the neighbors refer to my 350-square-foot studio as “the glass house,” most likely because the top of a twelve-foot-high window …
Landscape Plants for California Gardens
A highly regarded landscape architect, professor, and author, Bob Perry’s first two books, Trees and Shrubs for Dry California Landscapes (1981) and Landscape Plants for…
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…