Compost Happens
What to do with a windfall. Transforming a canopy of towering shade trees downed in a dramatic storm into a stunning new garden feature.
Plants: Trees and Shrubs
English Holly
[pullquote]English holly is a versatile, hardy plant combining year-round beauty and wildlife appeal. But when it escapes cultivation it can become an uninvited pest.[/pullquote] My first…
Shifting Sands: Lands End Lookout Visitor Center
A conversation between Pacific Horticulture editor Lorene Edwards Forkner and James Lord, Principal, Surface Design Inc.
Humboldt Botanical Gardens
Still there are moments when the shadows fall And the low sea of flowers, wave on wave, Spreads to the pathway from the rosy wall…
Putting It All Together: a Day with Plant Experts
Presented by the Garden Conservancy and the Ruth Bancroft Garden, and co-sponsored by Pacific Horticulture and The Gardens at Heather Farm.
Late Summer in Occidental California
A trip to Occidental is high on many weekend travel lists of northern Californians, whether just a short jaunt for those living in Sonoma county…
Laguna Ranch
Designing with history and the land. A dramatic landscape reflects the natural history and ecology of the site and the unique vision of its owner and …
Moorish to Modern
Ancient Lessons for Contemporary Gardens. For millennia, humans have cultivated the landscape for food and enjoyment. Over the long course of history…
Choice Palms
Undeservedly Rare Palms for West Coast Gardeners. In the Philippines they say if you could count the stars then you could count all the ways the coc…