Homegrown Heirlooms
[sidebar] The National Heirloom Exposition September 11-13, 2012 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA. 11 am—9 pm Adults $10; kids 17 and under…
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Women in the Dirt
Landscape Architects Shaping Our World - a documentary film by Carolann Stoney
Late Summer in Occidental California
A trip to Occidental is high on many weekend travel lists of northern Californians, whether just a short jaunt for those living in Sonoma county…
Drought Tolerant and Shrubby Jasmines for West Coast Gardens
There’s more to jasmine than delicate tendrils and sweet perfume. Explore these hardy forms which lend substance, structure, and colorful blossoms to West Coast gardens.…
Red Ribbon Day
Quaryhill Botanical Garden dedicates the Jiang Entian Heritage Rose Garden.
Laguna Ranch
Designing with history and the land. A dramatic landscape reflects the natural history and ecology of the site and the unique vision of its owner and …
Choice Palms
Undeservedly Rare Palms for West Coast Gardeners. In the Philippines they say if you could count the stars then you could count all the ways the coc…
Daffodil Success at Filoli
Brilliant fields of blooming daffodils are an important part of Filoli’s spring display, blooming in sequence from early February through May, in a color scheme…
Growing California Native Plants
I used to eagerly anticipate Marjorie Schmidt’s articles in Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society for her keen writing and observational skills,…