Book Review: Swamplands
Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat There is a gobsmacking fact early on in the new book Swamplands: Tundra Beavers,…
Seasons: Summer
Book Review: The Jungle Garden
As designers, my husband and I found The Jungle Garden to not only be a useful manual, but also an engaging story which walks you…
The Roots in My Garden
Fall 2021 The roots in my garden grow far into the winter, and fall planting is great for my plants. I plant new container plants…
The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch: Part 2 of 2
Summer 2021 Read Part 1 Here Watch our Landscapes of Change video about The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch here. Preliminary successes and recommendations: Weed management Sheet…
Lockwood de Forest III
Summer 2021 I met Kellam de Forest when I began working at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) in 2013. I had recently learned of…
The Native Plant Garden in Summer
Summer 2021 The floor of the Sacramento Valley is mostly flat agricultural land veined with a network of creeks, sloughs, levees, and dams all constructed…
Integrated Pest Management
Summer 2021 Gardening offers many pleasures, from the joy of getting our hands in the soil to seeing the beautiful flowers that are the culmination…
Organized chaos—Food, Roses and a Jungle Retreat
Summer 2021 #LifeNotLawn Approaching from any direction, this corner landscape blazes with color in high summer, and beckons you in winter with subtle silver foliage…
Turf Transformation into Beautiful, Sustainable, and Resilient Landscapes
#LifeNotLawn Climate chaos, continuing drought, extreme temperatures, declining populations of songbirds and insects— are calling for homes and yards that are heat tolerant, water thrifty,…