First Trees
The legendary, massive peepul (Ficus religiosa) with its lushly curvaceous drip-tip leaves, and the regal gulmohar (Delonix regia), an exploding cloud of vermilion in the…
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Striving for Diversity
Beginning in the spring of 2011 Pacific Horticulture ran a series of articles titled “Striving for Diversity” that focused on encouraging gardeners to expand the…
Party with Trees
...I started to wonder if I could design a course that encouraged freshmen to recognize the beauty and wealth of trees on campus? Could I meld my curi…
Being Brave
Mint. Lavender. Roses. These plants are a constant in my home garden. When planting for myself, I tend to stick to a simple approach to…
Fungicide Spray To Induce Drought Resistance
A brief report from the world of science compiled by Ann Northrup
Garden for the Environment
[sidebar]Visit Garden for the Environment for more details.[/sidebar] Along a busy avenue in San Francisco, a half acre of the urban landscape has been transformed into a…
Growing Good
[sidebar]Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is open throughout the year. For specific details and information about Art in the Garden, an annual fundraiser featuring a juried…
Browning of the Greensward (Revisited)
The following essay is an excerpt of a story that first appeared in Pacific Horticulture in the fall of 1977 in which the author, a…
California Drought 2
Where water is missing, life is all but impossible. Where water is scarce, nature improvises. “San Diego’s New Water Conservation Garden,” a story by Sandra…