Bay Farm Elementary School
Bay Farm Elementary School is up for a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School award in 2016, the only public school in California to be nomi…
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Resource Guide: Railway Gardens
Your guide to West Coast resources for creating a railway garden. Nurseries that sell minature plants: Carman’s Nursery, Gilroy, CA. Dwarf and miniature plants. www.carmansnursery.com…
The Drought-Defying California Garden
California is heading into its fifth year of drought. At the close of 2015, many climate experts were talking about a “Godzilla” El Niño warming…
An Eye for Invention
Sean Stout and James Pettigrew have an eye for invention. Where others see refuse, they see possibility. The resulting one-of-a-kind landscapes they d…
Frog Song Farm
Frong Song Farm is a working farm, a gardener's dream, and a playful/idyllic/productive getaway for family and friends.
Cultivating Delicious
Late last month I got together with Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective and Alethea Harampolis, also of Homestead Design Collective and owner of Studio…
Pomegranate
The Pomegranate or “seeded apple” (Punica granatum) is a fruit of many legends and traditions. This many-seeded fruit with an upright calyx, or “crown,” has…
Bellflowers
Bellflowers are so familiar that there is a tendency to think we know this enduring garden denizen. Campanulas have wormed their way into our gardening…
Origin & Spreading of the Cultivated Chrysanthemum
Reading this book made me feel very small. It is the definitive reference book on chrysanthemums for the foreseeable future. Even better, it is not…