Re-oak Wine Country
The following account of a community’s remarkable response to tragedy is an excerpt of a story that appeared in the winter 2018 issue of Flora,…
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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…
Black Sanctuary Gardens
Chef and food activist, Shakirah Simley writes about sanctuary as “the dire need to carve out physical, psychological, and social food spaces for those constantly…
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…
Women in Horticulture
For the special “Women in Horticulture” issue of Pacific Horticulture (Summer 2019), we’ve called out the following stories in the online archives; this is but…
A Tribute to our Retiring Board Members
Thank you to these retiring PHS board members, people whose hearts, heads, and hands are at work in a variety of dimensions promoting the power of hor…
California Plants
Dr. Matt Ritter teaches botany at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and luckily for us non-students, he also lectures up and down the state of…
The Transplanted Gardener
A plantsman hones his HORTICULTURE IQ in a new gardening region.
Preserving Species Diversity
As gardeners, we can help preserve the crucial diversity of flora and fauna in our world.