Striving for Diversity: Quillaja saponaria
Trees native to Chile are not easily found in cultivation in the western United States, constituting less than two percent of species grown in our par…
Regions: Southern California
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A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us
There are times when an obsession is a good thing. Matt Ritter’s obsession with California’s cultivated trees is one of those times. Fascinated with trees…
Garden Allies: Bees II (Solitary to Social)
Bees: From Solitary to Social Strolling through my garden early in the morning, dew heavy on the flowers, I sometimes pause to gently pet a…
A Colorful, California-Friendly Garden
An award-winning, California-friendly garden in Southern California combines colorful, drought-resistant plants with responsible water management in a…
Striving for Diversity: The Trumpet Trees
Few spring-blooming trees are more spectacular than the trumpet trees. In March and April, they enliven Southern California neighborhoods with a short…
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Cherimoya
Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) is a subtropical fruit, found primarily in the mountain valleys and plateaus of Ecuador and Peru. Cherimoya’s sweet fru…
Chilean Adventure: Excerpts from a Travel Diary
Kathy Musial kept a diary of her travels through Chile, in preparation for the Pacific Horticulture tour in October 2011. Her diary records her observ…
The Travels of Jubaea
The Chilean palm (Jubaea chilensis) is an aristocrat among cultivated palms. Few palms require the investment of time that Jubaea does, but the reward…
Back-yard Birding
The cover of the January 2007 issue of Pacific Horticulture featured a female Anna’s hummingbird, in flight, feeding on nectar deep inside a flower …