Tea Roses: Old Roses for Warm Gardens
The importance of this new book cannot be emphasized enough, as it fills a gap in rose history and cultivation that has existed since the…
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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…
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…
Introduction to Fire in California
The University of California Press continues to put out an exceptional series of introductory texts and field guides to the natural history of the Golden…
Learning from Lotusland’s Orchards
Finding just the right tree for a home orchard can be a challenge, with so many available at local nurseries and through the internet. Lotusland has b…
Garden Allies: Soldier Beetles
A lack of potential for commercial use may help explain why soldier beetles have been so little studied, despite a voracious appetite for aphids, cate…
The Changing Western Climate: How It’s Likely to Affect You, Your Garden, and the Climate Zone Maps You Depend Upon
It helps to understand how delicately balanced the earth’s climate system must be. To survive, we need a planet doused in temperature-stabilizing fr…
Up on the Roof
Plant a rooftop; change your life. That’s Pamela Berstler’s mission. By converting conventional heat-generating roofs into energy- saving ecosyste…
Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
Every bit as appealing as its title, Rain Gardens tells us what to do as we find ourselves in a built environment where much of…