The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch: Part 1 of 2
Summer 2021 Watch our Landscapes of Change video about The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch here. Read Part 2 Here Introduction Native, biodiverse, and ecologically functional planting…
Plants: Water wise
Life Not Lawn Campaign
Life Not Lawn Those of us in the West know that water is precious, and that drought is upon us. Pacific Horticulture wants to celebrate…
The Beauty of Organized Chaos
Choosing Beauty Isn’t it interesting—and I recognize a privilege here in the ability to choose—how beauty expresses care, how color and design draw you, attract…
Growing Aloes in the Sacramento Valley
Like all great plants, aloes don’t need much and give a lot. They look beautiful year round, especially solitary plants with perfectly symmetrical rosettes, and…
Old Roses for the Water-Saving Gardener
Roses have the unfortunate reputation of being almost insatiable drinkers of water. Granted, that is true for most modern roses, especially the hybrid teas and…
The Quest for the Best
Did you ever wonder how that latest plant variety made its way to your local nursery? Few people outside of the plant breeding and marketing…
Growing Inspiration, Harvesting Water
Crescent Farm is a lively expression of a reimagined Southern California landscape designed to nurture plants, water, and wildlife. Replacing nearly an acre of lawn,…
Lester Rowntree
Lester Rowntree (1879-1979) pioneered the study, propagation, and conservation of California native plants. Through hundreds of magazine and journal articles, two critically acclaimed books,…
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…