Lessons from the Northwest Perrenial Alliance Borders: Hellebores
Among the great successes in the Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden have been the garden hybrid hellebores (Helleborus ×hybridus). Of all …
Seasons: Winter
Hellebores in Southern California
I’ve now graduated to the next level of hellebore “plant lust.” I want to grow more of the selections with beautiful dark purple or spotted flow…
Gaultheria
Amongst the best evergreen groundcovers are some of the nearly 180 species of Gaultheria. Their evergreen, alternate leaves distinguish them, as do th…
The Woodside Library Native Plant Garden
After thirty-five years of experimenting and learning, the Woodside Library Native Plant Garden stands proudly as the second oldest landscaped native …
Thanks to Our Feathered Friends
A few years ago, I started offering foods to attract a different range of birds. Birds eat many different things. When people think of feeding birds i…
Humble Beginnings
Initially, grasses seemed a natural choice for meeting the criteria I established for my new garden in Oakland. I deeply value the elan that grasses a…
A Mediterranean Garden in Seattle
In Seattle, two to three months of dry weather in the warmest season can be a challenge to gardeners who grow plants from summer-wet climates. Plants …
A Garden of Small Miracles
Our Oakland garden has become both rich in species and diverse in structure, with many nooks, crannies, thickets, leaf-drifts, perches, and pathways t…
A Garden for All Seasons
As the garden moves from late autumn into winter, several garden aspects become more noticeable and should be considered in your planning. First, your…