The Native Gardener’s Paintbox: Pink Moments
The many shades of pink are particularly effective when paired with sage green, gray green, and silvery foliage—colors that are plentiful in the Cal…
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A Small Urban Native Wildflower Garden
The California native section of my garden began in 1990, in an area of Palo Alto known for its collection of one-story, mid-50s modernist homes. At f…
Laboratory Report
Foliar and Canker Hosts We have learned a lot about sudden oak death (SOD) and its causative agent, the water mold Phytophthora ramorum (P. ram),…
California Buckeye: A Tree for All Seasons
California buckeye (Aesculus californica) recalls the foothills, valley margins, oak savannah and forest, and chaparral openings. It is a true Califor…
Winter Delights in the Garden: Foliage and Bark
With fewer flowers in the garden during the wintertime, attention is more readily drawn to bark and foliage, and plants with variegated foliage can pr…
Cyclamen
Emerging in September in my garden on California’s North Coast, the short naked stems of Cyclamen hederifolium rise only a few inches above the soil…
Impatiens: The Vibrant World of Busy Lizzies, Balsams, and Touch-Me-Nots
I have never cared for impatiens, and I suspect I’m not alone among Pacific Horticulture readers who are bored by the ubiquitous columns of impatiens…
Cyclamen for Winter and Spring
There is something captivating about a cyclamen. Perhaps the daintiness of the reflexed petals or the bright clean colors of the flowers engage our ey…
Grow Clivias
For such a small genus, Clivia generates tremendous interest among gardeners and plant lovers around the world. Several years ago, we excerpted a portion of…