Great Plant Picks: Trees for 2007
I’ve been passionate about trees for as long as I can remember, but I admit that many trees are unsuitable for some gardens, the choices narrowing c…
Seasons: Winter
Sacramento’s Hamilton Square Garden
The concept of a “garden cemetery” originated in nineteenth-century America with the era of romanticism. The first American cemetery to embrace th…
A Sun-Drenched Garden in Upland
The afternoon breeze sweeping along the San Gabriel Mountains is rustling the leaves in Jan Smithen’s extraordinary mediterranean garden. Looking ou…
Some Plant Introductions from the Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens introduces or promotes new or little-known plants in a variety of ways, including through its plant sales and by part…
Great Plant Picks: How We Do What We Do
In the process of determining the best plants to recommend for gardeners in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington (west of the Cascades, to USDA zo…
The Foundations of Lee’s Garden: Topography, Fractals, and Planting Design
The contribution that such a garden makes to its visitors and its watershed is unparalleled in my view. Lee’s garden is truly alive, an expression o…
Hellebores & More at Heronswood Nursery: A Reminiscence
Gardeners treasure the subtle beauty of hellebores for their choice blooms from Christmas on, when little else flowers. The author traveled to the Pac…
Not Your Mother’s Hellebores: A New Look at Species and Hybrid Hellebores
Who could fail to be seduced by hellebores? Their precocious nature is part of their allure, but what makes them so much more than alluring? For many,…
Our Plant Collection Is for the Birds (and Butterflies)
Can a plant collection also be a wildlife garden? Yes it can! And, be it big or small, a wildlife garden can also be a plant collection. Our Bird and …