Late Season Garden Stars
As gardeners, we are naturally attracted to flowers and foliage. We know that most plants produce seeds and that they do so in an astonishing…
Topics: Gardens & Design
Garden Revolution
Garden Revolution reinforces what we’ve been told again and again—and thankfully are beginning to heed—that as garden makers, we need to pay attention to the…
The Spirit of Place: California Flora Nursery
Gardeners, landscape architects, poets, and mystics talk about Genius loci—the prevailing character, atmosphere, or spirit of a place. Not always easy to pinpoint, I think…
Leach Botanical Garden
Contemporary botanical gardens are evolving to be cultural institutions as well as an arena for the study of plants. Today, Leach Botanical Garden, a …
Designing Plant Communities
Understanding the distinction between design and functional layers is crucial to balancing beauty with function. Aesthetically pleasing design can be highly complex and diverse. Designers…
Making a Difference
Managing the landscape during an extended drought means more than making smart plant choices. We’ve looked at shifting climate patterns, nurturing s…
My Horticultural Odyssey
Sailing across the extensive blue waters of the South Pacific with my family as a child informs my garden today. During our voyage, my mother allowed …
Bob Hyland
Gardens may be grounded in place but gardeners are free to rove and Portland designer Bob Hyland has relocated more than most.
Landscape Designer Rex Zumwalt
Throughout his career, Rex Zumwalt designed tasteful, restrained landscapes that seamlessly blended with the architecture of the time.