Bountiful Harvest
Among the early pioneers in Southern California was an entrepreneur named John Temple, who purchased the 27,000-acre Rancho Los Cerritos in the 1840s.…
Seasons: Summer
Tea Roses: Old Roses for Warm Gardens
The importance of this new book cannot be emphasized enough, as it fills a gap in rose history and cultivation that has existed since the…
There’s Magic Behind Those Walls
What appears to be a private residence or club is actually a public jewel, a magical place: the Marin Art and Garden Center, a property with an intrig…
Impatiens: The Vibrant World of Busy Lizzies, Balsams, and Touch-Me-Nots
I have never cared for impatiens, and I suspect I’m not alone among Pacific Horticulture readers who are bored by the ubiquitous columns of impatiens…
The Ruth Risdon Storer Garden: Evolution of a Valley-Wise Garden
Since it was first planted in 1980, the Ruth Risdon Storer Garden at the western end of the UC Davis Arboretum has been a beautiful place where home g…
Character Building
Joy's Eugene, Oregon garden today is filled with life. The local kids love to hide among the gigantic feather reed grasses, and neighbors often stop b…
The Untamable Beauty of California’s Wildflowers
Nothing is quite as evocative of California’s glorious natural attributes as the ephemeral beauty of her native annual wildflowers. In the habitat g…
Better in Relationship: Herbaceous Clematis
Growing only two to six feet tall, herbaceous clematis establish a sense of harmony in a garden: combined with other plants, they form a cohesive pict…
The Secret is Finding the Right Landscape Designer
We had found our dream designer: Bernard Trainor. It was clear that Bernard was in the vanguard of a movement that celebrates gardening in the “spir…