Darkness and Light
Wendell Berry said, “The earth is what we all have in common.” To that I would add the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Regions: Northern California
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Where on Earth
The 5th edition of "Where on Earth" is a comprehensive guide to specialty nurseries and gardens in California
McConnell Arboretum & Gardens in Redding, California
Since opening in 2005, horticulturists at the McConnell
Arboretum & Gardens have successfully confronted a number of challenges to create a popular …
Pat Quinn, San Francisco Botanical Garden Horticulturist
Horticulturists Pat Quinn and Clare Al-Witri talk about the life of a working gardener as they clean up storm damage in the Mesoamerican Cloud Forest …
Planting the New California Garden Part 3: Bernadette Balics
Bernadette Balics founded Ecological Landscape Design based on her conviction that it is both possible and important to apply principles of ecology, s…
Watershed-Approach Designer Plant Picks
The watershed approach to landscaping for residential landscapes captures, cleans, and collects the rain that lands on the roof and drains through ev…
Growing a Giving Business
Transitioning from being a sole proprietor to a worker-owned cooperative hasn’t been easy for Mariposa Garden & Design. But it feels like the right …
After the Fire
After fire and rain, poppies explode in all their glory on Hennicksons Ridge.
A New Paradigm in Landscape Maintenance
Homeowners are converting large areas of water-thirsty turf to low-water, sustainable landscapes that require a new approach to traditional landscape …