A Tale of Ticks in Public Gardens
individuals, including gardeners, who frequent rural or semi-rural environments long enough are likely to eventually find one or more ticks crawling o…
Plants: Trees and Shrubs
A Beautiful Landscape for California
What we need are beautiful, sustainable, low-water landscapes in public spaces like streetscapes and shopping centers, and around office buildings, sc…
Well-bred Fruit (for the Maritime Climate)
The mission of the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation is to advance fruit horticultural programs for the unique Western Washington maritime …
Seattle Children’s PlayGarden
Imagine a public park in your city or town that includes elegantly housed chickens and bunnies, accessible climbing structures for children of all age…
The Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic
We are reminded almost daily that the environment is affected by our actions and the decisions we make. Most gardeners understand, at some basic level,…
Pacific Plant Promotions: Araucaria araucana
Monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana), even when small, make a bold and somewhat weird statement in the landscape. Native to the Andes of Chile and…
Tomorrow’s Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening
In Tomorrow’s Garden, Stephen Orr conveys a sense of what a modern garden should be: visually pleasing, environmentally responsible, and suited to its place. He…
Garden Allies: Homopterans
Curious Creatures—Unlikely Allies Homopterans, a conglomeration of loosely related families within the order Hemiptera (see Pacific Horticulture, July 2010), have played prominent roles in human…
Relishing the Light: Dexter Cannon’s Garden
For almost a decade, artist and industrial designer Dexter Cannon has gardened a steep slope in a canyon nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains in Sher…