Nature is a Game Changer
California’s distinctive beauty is recognized around the world. Our coastline and cityscapes alike are iconic. Some of that beauty is manufactured. Some is authentically natural.…
Plants: Foliage plants, grasses, and succulents
Growing Inspiration, Harvesting Water
Crescent Farm is a lively expression of a reimagined Southern California landscape designed to nurture plants, water, and wildlife. Replacing nearly an acre of lawn,…
Magical Thinking
Many of us who celebrate the beauty and other benefits of gardening are increasingly aware of changes in the environment that are impacting our gardens…
Giant Staghorn Fern
An unusually large, award-winning epiphytic fern has found a new home at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (MCBG). John and Monique Ziesenhenne gifted the 51-year-old Platycerium bifurcatum, or…
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Authors Paul Bonine and Amy Campion tackled an ambitious topic in their new book—largely because there’s very little that can’t be grown in this…
A Photographer looks at Lotusland
The last time that I visited Lotusland in Santa Barbara, California, I was there on assignment to photograph prehistoric plants, those that existed in…
Uncommon Garden Fragrances
Gardening is a sensual experience and while secondary to sight, our sense of smell nonetheless adds a complementary and vivid way in which to interact…
Propagating and Growing Tropical Tree Ferns on the California Coast
Through years of experimentation, Daniel Yansura has discovered that many tropical tree ferns can adapt to his cooler climate in Pacifica, CA.—provi…
First Person: After the Fire
[pullquote] I think the plants speak for themselves…[/pullquote] Last January, Pacific Horticulture member Jacqui Bally emailed me to express gratitude for the inspiration and resources…