Watershed-Approach Designer Plant Picks
The watershed approach to landscaping for residential landscapes captures, cleans, and collects the rain that lands on the roof and drains through ev…
Seasons: Summer
Tumwater Tropical
A nursery owner explores a Tropical Oasis in the very temperate Pacific Northwest.
Bulbs from South Africa
The Cape Floral Kingdom, at the southernmost tip of Africa, contains the richest diversity of colorful bulbs found anywhere in the world.
Growing Roses in the Pacific Northwest
Required reading: climatic reality, care and cultivation, and organic controls—all that and 90 of the best roses for PNW gardens.
Growing a Giving Business
Transitioning from being a sole proprietor to a worker-owned cooperative hasn’t been easy for Mariposa Garden & Design. But it feels like the right …
New Plants from Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Senecio palmeri ‘Silver and Gold’ and Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla ‘Ray’s Carpet’, valuable plants for California gardens introduced b…
A New Paradigm in Landscape Maintenance
Homeowners are converting large areas of water-thirsty turf to low-water, sustainable landscapes that require a new approach to traditional landscape …
Breeding Urban (Plant) Warriors
John Schoustra came to the nursery trade by way of landscape architecture and years of experience in landscape design and build. Today he’s the owner…
Planting the New California Garden Part 2: Margie Grace, APLD
Margie Grace and her team designed Victoria Garden Mews to be a sustainable oasis—a certified LEED platinum oasis—for three families in Santa Barb…