2009 Great Plant Picks: The Short and Tall of It
The Great Plant Picks additions for 2009 include a variety of groundcovers, late flowering shrubs, selections from the sedum trials, and a host of urb…
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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…
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),…
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…
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…
Rockroses for Northwest Gardens
Most Northwest gardeners are familiar with rockrose (Cistus spp.), one of the plants well-suited for use in the drier garden. Cistus make up a diverse…
Hardy Succulents: Tough Plants for Every Climate
If you ever thought that succulents lacked appeal, one look at the sumptuous photographs by Saxon Holt in this new book will change your mind.…
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
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…