Wildly Successful: Chasmanthe floribunda
To the casual observer, Chasmanthe floribunda, ornamenting winter gardens with its fine flashes of orange or yellow, appears to be a sort of crocosmia…
Seasons: Winter
My Garden Notebook: October to December
Last October I came home from a trip and noticed a large golden fruit hanging on my Bartlett pear tree. Several years ago, the original tree began to …
Most Wanted
It is late winter as I walk along a coastal trail in northernmost California. Spanish heath (Erica lusitanica) in all its glory is growing up against …
A Gardener’s Notebook: January to March
I was given as a gift, recently, a thermometer that records, for a twenty-four-hour period or until reset, the highest and lowest temperatures reached…
River Work
Mid-February winter storm. It has been raining for days and the soil is supersaturated. The river will be up to its mischief, running bank to bank, da…
Hardy New Zealanders for Pacific Northwest Gardens
The reputation of the Pacific Northwest as a bastion of conifer, Japanese maple, and rhododendron culture has obscured the accomplishments of numerous…
Subtle Beauty: Winter in Northwest Gardens
In the best years, Northwest gardens reach their peak in September when a patchwork of saturated red, bronze, and gold is flung across the autumn land…
The Winter Garden
Throughout the great length of our Pacific Coast Mediterranean climate region winter can be a special, rewarding time in our gardens. This is obviousl…