Miriam Wilkins
In her own large rose garden, Miriam Wilkins grows hundreds of shrubs and climbers (albas, Bourbons, Damasks, mosses, and others among the heritage gr…
Regions: Northern California
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Small Eucalyptus for Western Gardens
Drought-tolerant eucalypts from desert and mediterranean climates of Western Australia rarely grow larger than small trees or large shrubs, shed littl…
The Begonia in California, Part 1
The begonia found a most congenial home in California, where its cultivation reached a pinnacle. The state’s fertile soils and equable climate were …
Garden Allies: Lacewings and Their Kin
The order Neuroptera includes green and brown lacewings, dustywings, antlions, owlflies, and mantidflies. Lacewings and their kin prey on all sorts of…
Trees for All Seasons: Broadleaved Evergreens for Temperate Climates
It has been twenty-five years since Timber Press released the English translation of the immortal Gerd Krüssman’s monumental, three-volume Manual of Broad-leafed Trees & Shrubs.…
The UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars Project: Testing and Commercial Distribution
The University of California, Davis Arboretum has a strong commitment to educating Central Valley audiences about regionally appropriate gardening. Ar…
Tender Rhododendrons
Mr Lopez offered us one splendid Rhododendron ‘Forsterianum’, which was a large plant already four feet tall, with smooth, reddish brown bark like…
Garden Allies: Earthworms
Gardeners now hold earthworms in high regard, but even so, few of us understand the full scope of their role, not only in the garden, but in field and…
The Dry Gardening Handbook: Plants and Practices for a Changing Climate
Could there be a more timely title for the gardener in the West? With increasing challenges to an equitable distribution of the West’s limited water…