Garden Allies: Hover Flies
Meet the Hover Flies If you have ever paused near a patch of cosmos on a sunny summer afternoon, you are certainly familiar with the…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
Some Plant Introductions from the Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens introduces or promotes new or little-known plants in a variety of ways, including through its plant sales and by part…
Hellebores in Southern California
I’ve now graduated to the next level of hellebore “plant lust.” I want to grow more of the selections with beautiful dark purple or spotted flow…
Great Plant Picks: How We Do What We Do
In the process of determining the best plants to recommend for gardeners in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington (west of the Cascades, to USDA zo…
POD: An Award-Winning Garden
The garden selected for the Pacific Horticulture Award at the 2006 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show was unlike most others that have won our award, …
The Foundations of Lee’s Garden: Topography, Fractals, and Planting Design
The contribution that such a garden makes to its visitors and its watershed is unparalleled in my view. Lee’s garden is truly alive, an expression o…
Hellebores & More at Heronswood Nursery: A Reminiscence
Gardeners treasure the subtle beauty of hellebores for their choice blooms from Christmas on, when little else flowers. The author traveled to the Pac…
Not Your Mother’s Hellebores: A New Look at Species and Hybrid Hellebores
Who could fail to be seduced by hellebores? Their precocious nature is part of their allure, but what makes them so much more than alluring? For many,…
Our Plant Collection Is for the Birds (and Butterflies)
Can a plant collection also be a wildlife garden? Yes it can! And, be it big or small, a wildlife garden can also be a plant collection. Our Bird and …