Sacramento’s Hamilton Square Garden
The concept of a “garden cemetery” originated in nineteenth-century America with the era of romanticism. The first American cemetery to embrace th…
Plants: Foliage plants, grasses, and succulents
A Sun-Drenched Garden in Upland
The afternoon breeze sweeping along the San Gabriel Mountains is rustling the leaves in Jan Smithen’s extraordinary mediterranean garden. Looking ou…
Some Plant Introductions from the Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens introduces or promotes new or little-known plants in a variety of ways, including through its plant sales and by part…
Our Plant Collection Is for the Birds (and Butterflies)
Can a plant collection also be a wildlife garden? Yes it can! And, be it big or small, a wildlife garden can also be a plant collection. Our Bird and …
Lessons from the Northwest Perrenial Alliance Borders: Hellebores
Among the great successes in the Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden have been the garden hybrid hellebores (Helleborus ×hybridus). Of all …
Hellebores in Southern California
I’ve now graduated to the next level of hellebore “plant lust.” I want to grow more of the selections with beautiful dark purple or spotted flow…
Great Plant Picks: How We Do What We Do
In the process of determining the best plants to recommend for gardeners in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington (west of the Cascades, to USDA zo…
POD: An Award-Winning Garden
The garden selected for the Pacific Horticulture Award at the 2006 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show was unlike most others that have won our award, …
The Foundations of Lee’s Garden: Topography, Fractals, and Planting Design
The contribution that such a garden makes to its visitors and its watershed is unparalleled in my view. Lee’s garden is truly alive, an expression o…