Nature is a Game Changer
California’s distinctive beauty is recognized around the world. Our coastline and cityscapes alike are iconic. Some of that beauty is manufactured. Some is authentically natural.…
Plants: Trees and Shrubs
Magical Thinking
Many of us who celebrate the beauty and other benefits of gardening are increasingly aware of changes in the environment that are impacting our gardens…
A Photographer Looks at Hoyt Arboretum
It is way too easy to forget that Pacific Coast gardens can have wonderful fall color. But not after my visit to Hoyt Arboretum in…
Protecting California’s Flora
It was a stormy March afternoon, but the rain had temporarily let up. As Michael Uhler knelt down next to a small plant and gently…
30 years of Observing Oaks at Stanford
Former Apple Senior Arborist, Dave Muffly, assesses the performance of oaks growing on Standford land.
How to Grow an Oak Tree from an Acorn
“Re-oaking” is a relatively recent term for a movement that took hold in California in the 1970s and 80s. The California Wildlife Foundation’s C…
Shinrin-Yoku
Shinrin-Yoku is a beautiful, small, quiet book with a powerful message. By connecting with nature we can enrich our lives and find relief from a world…
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Authors Paul Bonine and Amy Campion tackled an ambitious topic in their new book—largely because there’s very little that can’t be grown in this…
A Coastal Garden
Gardening on California’s coast has its own challenges, surprises, and rewards—which I learned firsthand when we moved to Point Reyes from Souther…