A Tale of Ticks in Public Gardens
individuals, including gardeners, who frequent rural or semi-rural environments long enough are likely to eventually find one or more ticks crawling o…
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How the Genus Primula Connected Three Horticulturists, Resulting in Public Gardens, Conservation, and Cultivation
Winter 2024 As a budding horticulturist, I had no idea that two accomplished plantswomen from the mid-20th century, whom I’d never met, would steer my…
The Summer-Dry Project
Our climate is changing. We may not like climate change but as gardeners, we are well suited to deal with it. By observing our gardens…
Pacific Horticulture Staff
Our Team Committee Service: Executive and Development Donald Baldocchi is the owner of Pacific Nurseries in Colma, CA. He studied at UC Davis, graduating with…
Prestigious Award Jury Calls for Gardens to be Ecologically Radical, Socially Bold
Spring 2023 Earlier this year a visionary group met as the committee formulating the criteria for Pacific Horticulture’s inaugural Design Futurist Award. For this new…
Gaultheria
Amongst the best evergreen groundcovers are some of the nearly 180 species of Gaultheria. Their evergreen, alternate leaves distinguish them, as do th…
A Tribute to our Retiring Board Members
Thank you to these retiring PHS board members, people whose hearts, heads, and hands are at work in a variety of dimensions promoting the power of hor…
Pacific Plant Promotions: Adiantum xmairisii
The delicate foliage of a fern adds a softness and grace to any garden. Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum species), in particular, are known for the beauty o…
A Plant-Love Story: A Palm Tree on an Island of California
Fall 2023 Wallace Stevens wrote in his poem, “Of Mere Being,” about a “gold-feathered bird” that “sings in a palm, without human meaning, without human…