Black Point Historic Gardens
Almost like a more popular younger sister, the Gardens of Alcatraz were selected for a preservation project and have received all of the attention while…
Seasons: Spring
Living History in the Garden
Lucy Tolmach spent 35 years working at Filoli, first as a gardener starting in 1977 before being promoted to Garden Superintendent in 1979. Her title…
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…
Web Extra: Your Urban Backyard Habitat Can Support Biodiversity
Spring 2022 Zhongyu Sun (2014) and colleagues sought to understand the influence of community development on ecological memory, the remnants of an ecosystem integral to…
Transform Your Barren Parking Strip Into Pollinator-Friendly Habitat
One of the most awkward, yet rewarding, gardening challenges can be found in that neglected patch of turfgrass between the sidewalk and the curb: your…
Nature is a Game Changer
California’s distinctive beauty is recognized around the world. Our coastline and cityscapes alike are iconic. Some of that beauty is manufactured. Some is authentically natural.…
Valuable Garden Plants from Baja, California
Many plant species native to the Baja, California (Baja) Peninsula have proven tough enough to handle the worst conditions gardeners can muster north of the…
Artfully Random
In October of 2000, I flew to Paris and drove southwest to Chateau de Courson for the Journees des Plantes plant fair. Established in 1983,…
Lester Rowntree
Lester Rowntree (1879-1979) pioneered the study, propagation, and conservation of California native plants. Through hundreds of magazine and journal articles, two critically acclaimed books,…