Native Plants For Coastal Gardens
A benign, temperate climate extends along our botanically rich Pacific Coast from the San Francisco Bay Area to southwestern British Columbia. The man…
Plants: Foliage plants, grasses, and succulents
Luther Burbank and His Sebastopol Farm
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), naturalist and staunch believer in the theories of Charles Darwin, left us an unequalled legacy of plants and insights int…
A Garden of Mediterraneans — Part 2
One highly satisfactory way of arranging plants in a garden is by geographical areas. This is not always possible, of course, but where it is and spac…
A Garden of Mediterraneans — Part 1
To begin with, let us imagine a walk planted on both sides with a deep border of Mediterranean plants. Many of the plants are famous for the fragrance…
The Garden of Fragrance at Strybing Arboretum
Many people enjoy this Garden of Fragrance. Some visitors sit on its benches to enjoy the view or rest in a secluded cul de sac. Children of all ages …
A Desert in the City
A dramatically unusual landscape has been created during the past few years in a part of what was long called the Bancroft Farm, mostly in orchards, i…