Mimulus ‘Burgundy’ and ‘Sunset’
Mimulus ‘Burgundy’ and M. ‘Sunset’ are two beautiful California native plants that surf that rich, distinctively mediterranean borderline betw…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
The White Garden
Not only do white flowers have the unique grace of lighting up the garden, especially at dusk, but they rest the eye and enhance the colors of the flo…
Fresh Design
As landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power explains, fresh design is less about which plants, which colors, which gravels, or styles, but rather about t…
Red Butte Garden
Although I have visited dozens, perhaps hundreds of public gardens in my day, none has struck me as having as spectacular a setting as Red Butte Garde…
A Garden of Small Miracles
Our Oakland garden has become both rich in species and diverse in structure, with many nooks, crannies, thickets, leaf-drifts, perches, and pathways t…
A Garden for All Seasons
As the garden moves from late autumn into winter, several garden aspects become more noticeable and should be considered in your planning. First, your…
Front Gardens of Palo Alto
While each of these front gardens captures a spirit unique to its place and a beauty particular to the eye of its creators, the gardens grow within ne…
Pacific Plant Promotions: Beschorneria rigida
The ten species of Beschorneria form an interesting but little known genus in the agave family (Agavaceae). Although several Beschorneria have great g…
Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands
Because of their climate and isolated location, Norfolk and Lord Howe islands have intriguing floras more in common with those of New Zealand and New …