Design Futurist Award Announced: Committee Shares Vision
March 8, 2023 At Pacific Horticulture, we believe that beauty can be defined not only by gorgeous plants and design, but also by how gardens…
Topics: Design Style
Nature Therapy from the Contemplative Garden
Winter 2022 Women’s hushed morning voices mingled with crashing waves and chattering crows. “The kettle’s still hot.” “Can you pass the honey?” Whoosh, crash, caw,…
Portland Parks’ “Nature Patches”
Winter 2022 Nature is so beautiful when left to its own devices, yet crisply manicured lawns remain a status symbol. This is true in Portland,…
West Coast Rock Gardening
Fall 2022 Foreword by Paul Spriggs Rock gardening has historically been popular in the Pacific Northwest. Many European immigrants brought their rock gardening culture with…
Low Maintenance Gardens – Better for Pollinators and People
Autumn 2022 “I come out every day. It’s therapy, my meditation.” Janet’s young garden transformed from overgrown, invasive plants to mostly natives. The dailiness of…
Garden Design in Steppe with Transforming Landscapes with Garden Futurist Emmanuel Didier
Summer 2022 Listen to full Garden Futurist: Episode XVII podcast here. Emmanuel Didier, Principal and Creative Director at Didier Design Studio is a leading figure…
Welcome, Greywater, to the Garden
Summer 2022 Oh, summer: delightful warm air, tomatoes swelling on the vine, fragrant blooms on an evening stroll. When it’s warm and rainless, how is…
Plant Longevity in Summerdry Climates
Spring 2022 Although many of us wonder about the lifespans of our new acquisitions from the nursery or plant fair that we so enthusiastically plant,…
The Solution Sparkles with Butterflies
Winter 2022 John, Linda, and the Fennel Community With the familiar weight of the iPad balanced in my left hand, I gestured with my right…