What it Takes to Revitalize a Legend
June 10, 2025
Summer 2025 All photos courtesy of Nan Sterman, Waterwise Gardener Sometimes, if you’re lucky and prepared, serendipity comes calling in a career. For San Diego
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Nan Sterman
July 1, 2004
Nan Sterman is a botanist and educator who is dedicated to helping people garden successfully in California’s dry, Mediterranean climate. Nan designs gardens, speaks to
Expand Your Palette: Waterwise Plants for your Landscape
February 7, 2023
There’s nothing more thrilling to plant lovers than discovering new plants to test in the garden. Here in the southernmost corner of California, we have
Preparing Your Garden for a Tour
April 12, 2013
[pullquote]”We all walk through our neighborhoods wondering what’s on the other side of the fence.”[/pullquote] The phone rings. You are asked to invite the public
California Gardener’s Guide, Volume II
October 1, 2007
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit to being more than a little familiar with the format of Nan Sterman’s excellent new book, California
Pacific Horticulture Staff
April 4, 2023
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
Grand Renovation for Balboa Park
July 31, 2025
Header Image Credit: Forever Balboa Park Summer 2025 A sweeping transformation is underway in San Diego’s beloved Balboa Park. Following the City of San Diego’s
The Freeze of 2007: Responses in a San Diego County Garden
July 1, 2008
In the July 2008 issue of Pacific Horticulture, garden writer and horticultural consultant Nan Sterman wrote about 2007’s extreme weather in Southern California, noting the
Thriving Water Saving Gardens for California and Beyond
May 9, 2023
Spring 2023 If you are a California gardener or allied horticulture professional, the following toolkit provides recommendations to help you build and maintain landscapes to