Planting in the Shadowlands
Creating a beautiful and well-designed understory can be a challenging and daunting task in the dry summer climate of the Pacific Northwest. Often, an evergreen…
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Garden Allies: Ants
Ants…As Allies? In Aesop’s fable, the ant is held up as a paragon of industry. Carpenters, weavers, gardeners, harvesters, drivers, and honeypot ants all uphold…
Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Garden
Britt Smith and Frank Mossman were passionate about our native, deciduous West Coast azalea (Rhododendron occidentale). The Smith-Mossman Western Azal…
Drought Tolerant and Shrubby Jasmines for West Coast Gardens
There’s more to jasmine than delicate tendrils and sweet perfume. Explore these hardy forms which lend substance, structure, and colorful blossoms to West Coast gardens.…
Making a Garden
Greg Shepherd is an avid plant collector and nurseryman. Together with Paul Bonine, Greg is the co-owner of Xera Plants, a retail nursery and wholesale…
Pacific Horticulture’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Fall/Winter 2023 9 Great Book Suggestions from Pacific Horticulture 1. Back to the New Basics: A Practical Guide and Reference to the Ways, the Whys,…
Chilean Flora for Pacific Region Gardeners and Botanical Travelers
Fall 2023 Chilean flora has long inspired regional gardeners, brightening West Coast gardens with distinctive shapes from fuchsias to gunneras. Daniel J. Hinkley spoke with…
Gardens, Art, and Travel
Daniel Mount is a botanist, a writer, a photographer, an artist, a teacher, and above all a gardener.
A Winning Year
The year 2000 brought Pacific Horticulture awards to three garden design firms participating in garden shows on the West Coast. Our awards program, be…