A Coastal Garden
Gardening on California’s coast has its own challenges, surprises, and rewards—which I learned firsthand when we moved to Point Reyes from Souther…
Seasons: Spring
Uncommon Garden Fragrances
Gardening is a sensual experience and while secondary to sight, our sense of smell nonetheless adds a complementary and vivid way in which to interact…
Your Garden: Australia Native Plants
Last fall the Thomas fire devastated Ventura County including the home of Jo O’Connell and Brian Cox, owners of Australian Native Plants nursery in Casitas…
Less Phone Time = More Trees
A Chinese designer has created the Forest app in hopes of improving work time productivity, and at the same time planting trees where they are needed …
Propagating and Growing Tropical Tree Ferns on the California Coast
Through years of experimentation, Daniel Yansura has discovered that many tropical tree ferns can adapt to his cooler climate in Pacifica, CA.—provi…
Beauty and the Beast
Through visual storytelling and combining documentary art with conservation and climate and botanical science, Rob Badger and Nita Winter hope to insp…
“It’s Dynamic”
“It’s dynamic” might be the most spot-on description of a garden, and the act of gardening—in any season—that I have ever heard.
Land on Fire
Wildfire. The word makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Fire has hit the West hard. Last fall devastating fires in…
After the Fires
Here at Pacific Horticulture, we’ve compiled a roundup of digital resources for gardeners facing recovery as well as anyone interested in creating a…