Grow Clivias
For such a small genus, Clivia generates tremendous interest among gardeners and plant lovers around the world. Several years ago, we excerpted a portion of…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
There’s Magic Behind Those Walls
What appears to be a private residence or club is actually a public jewel, a magical place: the Marin Art and Garden Center, a property with an intrig…
Up on the Roof
Plant a rooftop; change your life. That’s Pamela Berstler’s mission. By converting conventional heat-generating roofs into energy- saving ecosyste…
Sweet Meadows
I stepped off the road into the meadows. Quickly knee-deep in a green sea, I was bathed in a sweet fragrance that rose not from individual flowers but…
When It Pours…Let Nature Do the Watering
Tyson set aside a small, curbside section of a garden he was creating in Berkeley (Sunset zone 16/17), attempting to free himself from the “the tyra…
Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
Every bit as appealing as its title, Rain Gardens tells us what to do as we find ourselves in a built environment where much of…
From Forest to Bluff, Shade to Sun: Heronswood to Windcliff
Dan Hinkley left behind a shady woodland garden, not well suited to sun-loving plants, when he moved to the sun-baked bluff at Windcliff and created a…
The Authentic Garden: Five Principles for Cultivating a Sense of Place
America and her citizens have been described as bold, inventive, exploratory and independent. Such strong attitudes and personality attributes have helped place us at the…
Better in Relationship: Herbaceous Clematis
Growing only two to six feet tall, herbaceous clematis establish a sense of harmony in a garden: combined with other plants, they form a cohesive pict…