The White Garden
Not only do white flowers have the unique grace of lighting up the garden, especially at dusk, but they rest the eye and enhance the colors of the flo…
Seasons: Spring
Red Butte Garden
Although I have visited dozens, perhaps hundreds of public gardens in my day, none has struck me as having as spectacular a setting as Red Butte Garde…
Front Gardens of Palo Alto
While each of these front gardens captures a spirit unique to its place and a beauty particular to the eye of its creators, the gardens grow within ne…
Pacific Plant Promotions: Beschorneria rigida
The ten species of Beschorneria form an interesting but little known genus in the agave family (Agavaceae). Although several Beschorneria have great g…
A Garden of Small Miracles
Our Oakland garden has become both rich in species and diverse in structure, with many nooks, crannies, thickets, leaf-drifts, perches, and pathways t…
A Garden for All Seasons
As the garden moves from late autumn into winter, several garden aspects become more noticeable and should be considered in your planning. First, your…
California Native Plants for the Garden: Dudleyas
One of the common names for Dudleya is “liveforever,” which speaks volumes about this western North American genus that thrives on neglect. This g…
Great Plant Picks 2006 Collection of Rambler Roses
By highlighting a small collection of healthy, low-maintenance rambler roses among the Great Plant Picks for 2006, the GPP team hopes to draw attentio…
Great Plant Picks for Container Gardens
Every garden, no matter how grand or petite, is made richer by a well-planned container, be it exuberant, elegant, eccentric, or edgy. With this intro…