Striving for Diversity: Japanese Blueberry Tree
Japanese blueberry tree (Elaeocarpus decipiens) is a beautiful, broad-leaved evergreen from East Asia.
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Garden Allies: Soil Microarthropods
Tiny but Essential Denizens of the Soil An inquiry came my way, some years ago, from a worried homeowner who had second thoughts about instructing…
Grevilleas for the Maritime Pacific Northwest
Native shrubs from Down Under, grevilleas are proving to be cold hardy and adaptable to the maritime Pacific Northwest. Drought-tolerant and carefree,…
Pacific Plant Promotions: Araucaria araucana
Monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana), even when small, make a bold and somewhat weird statement in the landscape. Native to the Andes of Chile and…
Burbank’s Hybrid West Coast Lilies
Plant hybridizer Luther Burbank made groundbreaking experiments on his farms in Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, California, creating many “impossible” …
Well-bred Fruit (for the Maritime Climate)
The mission of the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation is to advance fruit horticultural programs for the unique Western Washington maritime …
Garden Allies: Homopterans
Curious Creatures—Unlikely Allies Homopterans, a conglomeration of loosely related families within the order Hemiptera (see Pacific Horticulture, July 2010), have played prominent roles in human…
Sugar Snaps and Strawberries:Simple Solutions for Creating You Own Small-Space Edible Garden
“Gardens are for people,” proclaimed Thomas Church, one of the twentieth century’s most prominent landscape architects; his legacy is the holistic integration of the garden…
Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden
“Gardens are for people,” proclaimed Thomas Church, one of the twentieth century’s most prominent landscape architects; his legacy is the holistic integration of the garden…