Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
Every bit as appealing as its title, Rain Gardens tells us what to do as we find ourselves in a built environment where much of…
Plants: Foliage plants, grasses, and succulents
The Authentic Garden: Five Principles for Cultivating a Sense of Place
America and her citizens have been described as bold, inventive, exploratory and independent. Such strong attitudes and personality attributes have helped place us at the…
Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes
This massive volume is a must-have for those serious about growing native plants (and strong enough to lift it). While the authors suggest it is…
Up on the Roof
Plant a rooftop; change your life. That’s Pamela Berstler’s mission. By converting conventional heat-generating roofs into energy- saving ecosyste…
Cacti, Agaves, and Yuccas of California and Nevada
Many of our regional cacti, agaves, and yuccas have proven themselves worthy of cultivation in a container or in a garden landscape and are sure to ad…
When It Pours…Let Nature Do the Watering
Tyson set aside a small, curbside section of a garden he was creating in Berkeley (Sunset zone 16/17), attempting to free himself from the “the tyra…
From Forest to Bluff, Shade to Sun: Heronswood to Windcliff
Dan Hinkley left behind a shady woodland garden, not well suited to sun-loving plants, when he moved to the sun-baked bluff at Windcliff and created a…
The Native Gardener’s Paintbox: Green
Gardeners can benefit from a technique used by florists, who add greenery to complement both exotic and pedestrian blossoms. An assortment of bold- to…
Roots Demystified: Change Your Gardening Habits to Help Plants Thrive
We all know that there are roots beneath a plant, and we have a vague mental image of how they must look. We also know…