Artful Gardens
In an age of computer screens, digital imagery, and instant communication, gardens hold the ability to reconnect us to the tangible world of changing …
Plants: Foliage plants, grasses, and succulents
The Hardy Fern Foundation Celebrates 25 Years
The Hardy Fern Foundation (HFF) was founded in 1989 to establish a comprehensive collection of the world’s hardy ferns for display, testing, public education, andintroduction…
Wildflowering L.A.
Some gardens are notable for the passions and principles that bring them into being. So goes the story of a landscape that delighted thousands at…
Harvesting Color from the Garden
Fallen leaves, vegetables and herbs from the garden, and weeds and waste otherwise headed for the compost pile, all contain a palette of natural color…
Pressed Botanicals
The art and science of pressed botanicals is a way to record a plant’s unique morphological characteristics. The results are both informative and beautiful. The…
Garden Traveling—at Home
Imagine: your face is smeared with blue war paint made from the pollen of Fuchsia excorticata as you grapple the razor-sharp leaves of the lancewood (…
Making (the Most of) Rain in LA
The desire to have a vibrant garden is often at odds with the reality of a severe drought. This is the story of a Los…
Garden Allies: Crickets
Recently, I received a lovely children’s book, Cricket in the Grass, illustrated and written by a gardening friend. The cricket in the title makes an…
The Northwest Plant Evaluation Program
[sidebar] For further information, a list of supporting nurseries and horticultural institutions, and plant evaluation results visit the Northwest Plant Evaluation website.[/sidebar] Northwest Plant Evaluation…