Chasing Violets
[pullquote] Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you. –Annie Dillard[/pullquote] The (admittedly weedy) sweet violets are blooming. They are exceptionally fragrant; I like…
Seasons: Winter
A Plantsman’s Favorite Dwarf Conifers
Most dwarf conifers available in nurseries are from eight classic conifer groups. And as it turns out, the two that may be the least familiar…
The Curious Plantsman Looks at Dwarf Conifers
For many gardeners, the sight of a stately, mature conifer is awe-inspiring. Some of us are lucky to have one in our gardens, but their…
Classics for the Gardener’s Bookshelf
No doubt many of us are wondering which gardening books to bring with us on the arks we’re building in this wettest of wet Decembers.…
More Books for Gardeners
Put down those seed catalogs and step away from the graph paper and pencil sketches of next year’s vegetable patch. It’s time to discuss an…
Books for Gardeners
The annual choosing of garden books to carry me through the winter comes with such promise of pleasure. As girls, my sisters and I would…
Aloes, Wine, & Cheese
Please join us for an afternoon filled with bloom and good cheer in a San Diego garden.
It’s a Tree for All
Ask any child to draw a city and common images emerge: tall buildings, roads and cars, pavement. However, throughout the West, these crayon-rendered s…
Winning Gardens
Each year at the Northwest flower & Garden show and the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show a panel of local judges presents an award…