Lessons From the Japanese Garden: Revisited
Western observers are so impressed by the beauty, exoticism, and precise maintenance of the Japanese garden that they rarely attempt to understand the…
Topics: Gardens & Design
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…
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,…
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…
Seslerias: Versatile Groundcover Meadow Grasses
Summer 2022 Without question, the most beautiful and versatile of all the groundcover meadow grasses are the moor grasses (Sesleria). Moor grasses tick off all…
The Allure of Forest Gardens
Spring 2022 Bravery in a land of lawn and roses Mark, wearing a T-shirt printed with cats on a galactic background, describes his vision to…
Healing Gardens
Spring 2022 Emily Murphy believes gardens hold the key to saving our health, our communities, and our planet. In her new book Grow Now Murphy…
Add Year-Round Interest and Winter Blooms for Pollinators
Spring 2022 This article was created from an Interview by Merrill Jensen with Neil Bell in the Summer of 2021 for our Pacific Plant People…