The Curator’s Garden
The “curators’ garden” is an area surrounding the house where we live as curators for the historic Dunn Gardens in Seattle. The curator’s gard…
Plants: Trees and Shrubs
California Plant Families: West of the Sierran Crest and Deserts
Glenn Keator, a knowledgeable advocate for the use of California natives in gardens, has written several books of value on the subject. In his latest,…
Driving Miss Worn, and More
Miss Isabella Worn (1869-1950), known as Bella, rode on public transportation from Marin County to her office in San Francisco, as she did not drive a…
The South Coast Botanic Garden: From Landfill to Jewel of the Peninsula
As the South Coast Botanic Garden approaches its fiftieth anniversary, it has evolved into a truly unique botanic garden, which happens to be built on…
The Global Migrations Of Ornamental Plants: How the World Got into Your Garden
If you could have only one gardening book (perish the thought!), hands down it would be Hugh Johnson’s classic Principles Of Gardening. In it, among…
A Garden on a Mountain on an Island in the Sea
On June 1, 1997, the Orto dei Semplici Elbano opened its gates to the public. The garden is meant to be a living library of plants of Italy's Tuscan A…
Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees
The author of this exquisite and engaging reference is a forest canopy researcher, a professor at Evergreen State University who has spent many years working…
Black Plants
Paul Bonine’s first book, Black Plants: 75 striking choices for the garden, does not claim to be encyclopedic, but it is a fun read. More…
Evergreen Woody Groundcovers in the Winter Landscape
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