Garden Allies: Hunting Wasps
Most gardeners are enthusiastic in welcoming beneficial insects to their gardens. Lady beetles, lacewings, and even bees of all stripes are enthusiastically encouraged to take…
Seasons: Summer
Fatal Attraction
Fall prey to some of nature’s most alluring and murderous creations this spring as carnivores return to San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers. The Special Exhibits…
The Collector
What seduced you into the world of plants? A spectacular 12-inch ‘Mango Madness’ dinner plate dahlia peeking over your neighbor’s fence? Or perhaps the otherworldly…
Designing Dreams
A conversation between Editor Lorene Edwards Forkner and 
Portland designer, Darcy Daniels.
A Gardener Comes to Terms with Red
The Sufi mystic Serif Catalkaya calls red the first color, the source of all color, the spark that ignites life. It is the color of bloody birth and t…
Casa de los Arcos: An Evolution of a Garden
Los Angeles-based landscape designer Laura Morton began working on Casa de los Arcos in 2006 when owners Susan Kandel and Peter Lunenfeld hired her to…
Hollywood Revival
How would you define a successful residential landscape? As a professional landscape designer, I’ve heard many responses to this question. Wish lists from clients often…
Garden Allies: Reptiles
Other than spiders, perhaps  no other animals in the garden engender as much fear and misunderstanding as reptiles. Once safety has been ascertained, however, the…
Northwest Xeric
Marietta and Ernie O'Byrne on xeric gardening.