Not Your Mother’s Hellebores: A New Look at Species and Hybrid Hellebores
Who could fail to be seduced by hellebores? Their precocious nature is part of their allure, but what makes them so much more than alluring? For many,…
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David Austin’s English Roses for the West Coast
David Austin's English Roses have been in America for more than twenty years. One of the first areas to grow them was California, where two people wer…
Humble Beginnings
Initially, grasses seemed a natural choice for meeting the criteria I established for my new garden in Oakland. I deeply value the elan that grasses a…
Perennial Pleasures
When it comes to creating a California native garden, the most popular flowery perennials include monkey-flowers, irises, California poppy, California…
A Bevy Of Balsams
The time has come for new stars in the genus Impatiens, often called balsams and formerly regarded as filler for annual beds, to be illuminated on the…
Second Spring
I used to think of plants that bloomed in fall as freaks of nature and confusers of seasons. My aesthetic image of autumn didn’t include the pastel …
Fragrance in the Wild Western Garden: Uncommon Conifers
Gardens exist for many purposes ranging from practical and pleasing to bewildering, amazing, and instructive. A stroll through a fragrance garden can …
Gaultheria
Amongst the best evergreen groundcovers are some of the nearly 180 species of Gaultheria. Their evergreen, alternate leaves distinguish them, as do th…
The Woodside Library Native Plant Garden
After thirty-five years of experimenting and learning, the Woodside Library Native Plant Garden stands proudly as the second oldest landscaped native …