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…
Seasons: Winter
Cyclamen
Emerging in September in my garden on California’s North Coast, the short naked stems of Cyclamen hederifolium rise only a few inches above the soil…
Cyclamen for Winter and Spring
There is something captivating about a cyclamen. Perhaps the daintiness of the reflexed petals or the bright clean colors of the flowers engage our ey…
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…
From Forest to Bluff, Shade to Sun: Heronswood to Windcliff
Dan Hinkley left behind a shady woodland garden, not well suited to sun-loving plants, when he moved to the sun-baked bluff at Windcliff and created a…
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…
Fire and Ice in a Southern California Garden
The year 2007 was an odd one for Southern California: a severe freeze in January, extreme heat in late summer, and fierce fires in October. Just a few…
Up on the Roof
Plant a rooftop; change your life. That’s Pamela Berstler’s mission. By converting conventional heat-generating roofs into energy- saving ecosyste…
When It Pours…Let Nature Do the Watering
Tyson set aside a small, curbside section of a garden he was creating in Berkeley (Sunset zone 16/17), attempting to free himself from the “the tyra…