The Roots in My Garden
Fall 2021 The roots in my garden grow far into the winter, and fall planting is great for my plants. I plant new container plants…
Topics: Environment
The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch: Part 2 of 2
Summer 2021 Read Part 1 Here Watch our Landscapes of Change video about The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch here. Preliminary successes and recommendations: Weed management Sheet…
Lockwood de Forest III
Summer 2021 I met Kellam de Forest when I began working at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) in 2013. I had recently learned of…
The Native Plant Garden in Summer
Summer 2021 The floor of the Sacramento Valley is mostly flat agricultural land veined with a network of creeks, sloughs, levees, and dams all constructed…
Integrated Pest Management
Summer 2021 Gardening offers many pleasures, from the joy of getting our hands in the soil to seeing the beautiful flowers that are the culmination…
The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch: Part 1 of 2
Summer 2021 Watch our Landscapes of Change video about The Potrero Hill Eco-Patch here. Read Part 2 Here Introduction Native, biodiverse, and ecologically functional planting…
Restore Forests and Coexist with Wildfire
From Sustainable Landscape Construction, Third Edition Principle 2: Heal Injured Soils and Sites Reproduced by permission of Island Press, Washington, D.C. Until very recently, wildfire…
Life Not Lawn Campaign
Life Not Lawn Those of us in the West know that water is precious, and that drought is upon us. Pacific Horticulture wants to celebrate…
The Beauty of Organized Chaos
Choosing Beauty Isn’t it interesting—and I recognize a privilege here in the ability to choose—how beauty expresses care, how color and design draw you, attract…