Creating a Garden on the Sound
We asked Mary Rae to describe what she wanted out of the redesigned spaces in her garden on Puget Sound and were told that they should be fun. The fro…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
The UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars Project: Testing and Commercial Distribution
The University of California, Davis Arboretum has a strong commitment to educating Central Valley audiences about regionally appropriate gardening. Ar…
Garden Allies: Lacewings and Their Kin
The order Neuroptera includes green and brown lacewings, dustywings, antlions, owlflies, and mantidflies. Lacewings and their kin prey on all sorts of…
Gardening at Ninety
As I kneel on the grass to plant daffodils for next spring, I wonder if I shall be here to see them. I am now ninety—well beyond the allotted three-…
A Tropical Eden with a Mission
Dr Mardy Darian's encyclopedic knowledge of tropical plants and ecosystems, his skill at establishing and working with diverse microclimates, and his …
Plant Driven Design: Creating Garden That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit
Early in the wet spring of 1997, I attended my first workshop with Lauren Springer, one entitled “The Beauty of the High and Dry.” Recently,…
Updating an Historic Garden
Living in a garden that has been around for over ninety years definitely has its challenges. When the two of us moved into the curators’ house at th…
Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Should I buy this for my home library? This is the toughest question I can ask about a book, as I have a library of…
The Begonia in California, Part 1
The begonia found a most congenial home in California, where its cultivation reached a pinnacle. The state’s fertile soils and equable climate were …