Inspired by Nature
Beginning in 2013, Pacific Horticulture expanded its programming with the creation of “Changing Times, Changing Gardens,” a series designed to ad…
Topics: Environment
Human | Nature
Horticulture involves art, science, technology, and business, uniquely human endeavors that intersect with natural systems much larger than us all. We hear it all the…
Wrapping up Garden Allies
Did you know that Oregon and Washington are “home to giant (but elusive) earthworms, said to smell strongly of lilies”? Neither did I until I…
Garden Allies: Beneficial Beetles
As I contemplate a magnificent paperweight of a dung beetle rolling its precious ball of manure, a gift from my South African uncle, I am…
Educurious: Engaging Tomorrow’s Gardeners
Educurious is determined to transform the K-12 educational experience. And as part of the team, our work is to engage students by designing and implem…
Designing for the New Normal
As it becomes increasingly unlikely that El Niño will rescue California from its historic drought,
the need to be more thoughtful and vigilant abou…
Butterfly Gardeners can Change the World
An excerpt from Garden for Butterflies by The Xerces Society, 2016 Timber Press
Child’s Play
“Environmental stewardship isn’t rooted in knowledge-based education, but is grounded in early experiences in which children feel love for and one…
Bay Farm Elementary School
Bay Farm Elementary School is up for a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School award in 2016, the only public school in California to be nomi…