Why Use Mediterranean Plants in the Pacific Northwest?
We have always been fascinated with the Mediterranean—its culture, its art, its many languages, and, most of all, its plants. We even bought an aban…
Plants: Flowering plants, vines, and bulbs
Creating a Southern California Garden—Slowly
After the "oohs" and "aahs," the comment I hear most often from garden visitors is "I bet this is just how you dreamed it would look!" I chuckle to my…
Observations in a Small Garden: Rosa ‘Just Joey’
As a child, I avoided planting hybrid roses in my garden and could not appreciate my neighbors’ roses given the effort needed to keep them healthy a…
PPP Offering for Fall 2004 A Rare California Delphinium
Delphiniums may be among the most traditional of perennial garden plants in the midwestern and eastern United States, but on the West Coast, hybrid de…
Isabelle Greene: Botanist, Artist, and Landscape Architect
Isabelle Greene is one of California’s best known and most innovative landscape architects. Her gardens have been profiled in numerous national publ…
Gardening with California’s Monocots: Lilies
Throughout history, gardens worldwide have been adorned with lilies. The elegant spires topped with waxy, sometimes fragrant flowers have appeared in …
Gardening with California’s Monocots
Imagine, for a moment, a city or suburb in which residential front yards, commercial landscapes, parking lots, streetscapes, and public parks feature …
Globe Lilies for the Garden
The diminutive globe lilies can hardly be equaled for their delicacy and distinctive bearing. Native to woodlands and forests in California, several h…
Let’s Get the Ivy Out!
My favorite candidate for eradication is English ivy. One of the worst pests around, this pesky creeper displaces native plants and harms host trees a…