Pacific Plant Promotions: Polygonatum prattii
Virtually no woodland garden is complete without the presence of at least one species of Polygonatum, generally known by its common name, Solomon’s …
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs
Oscar Clarke and his co-authors, Danielle Svehla, Greg Ballmer, and Arlee Montalvo, have produced a unique and compelling guide to the flora of the lower…
Sweet Peas in California: A Fragrant but Fading Memory
Sweet peas were first grown in California’s Central Coast valleys on an agricultural scale in 1907. The region’s rich soil and benign climate were…
The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years
To celebrate the garden’s first fifteen years, the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society asked Marty Wingate and book designer Virginia Hand to sift through decades of…
Wildlife Gardening in the Central Valley
Wildlife gardening, also called habitat gardening, generally refers to creating gardens with plant associations and vegetation communities that are in…
Deer in My Garden, Volume I: Perennials & Subshrubs
After nearly three decades managing Foothill Cottage Gardens nursery and developing demonstration gardens around her home and nursery, Carolyn Singer has more than enough credentials…
Corsican Plantes des Maquis
While used in recent years for perfumes, biocosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and medical research, the plants of the maquis are deeply ingrained in Corsica…
Challenges of Central Valley Gardening: Creating an All-Star Garden
The ability to spend so much time outside motivates California gardeners to find tough, adaptable plants that have interest in all the seasons. The ho…
Landscaping with Natives in San Diego
To landscape successfully with native plants requires a different approach—not necessarily more difficult, but different. California’s plants are …