Seed Saving for a Delicious Future
My greatest reward is harvesting seed. I find it miraculous that a single small seed can reproduce, often thousands of times over, all the while…
Seasons: Fall
Harvesting Seed
It’s the end of the growing season. Your planning, work, and patience has paid off and it’s time to harvest your seed crop. When to…
Protea
Protea and its South African and Australian relatives are exotic, but the good news for anyone living between Monterey Bay in the north and San Diego …
Garden Allies: Pathogens
Pathogens are one of the principal mechanisms that regulate insect populations and, under the right conditions, pathogens can drastically reduce a pop…
Creating Place
“Sculpture takes patience,” Michi tells me. “Gardening takes patience.”
Gardeners know this. Michi knows this.
The Labyrinth
Whenever I build gardens, I try to incorporate sacred elements and meaning within them. Stone mosaic, a medium I have been practicing for the past thr…
Seed Security
Seed security and responsible horticultural practices are important topics. Following the publication of our story about Digitalis x‘Illumination Fl…
Backyard Inspiration
Inspired by the Seasonal Palette story in the fall issue of Pacific Horticulture.
Ralph Cornell: What’s Out There Weekend Los Angeles
Landscape architect Ralph Cornell’s diverse built legacy in Los Angeles will be the focus of What’s Out There Weekend Los Angeles, November 8-9, 2014. Organized…