Gardening for Renters
March 2022 As a professional nurseryman, I am asked every imaginable question about which ornamental plants to buy and how to care for them. But…
Topics: Gardens & Design
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…
The Human Benefits of Gardening and Visiting Public Gardens
Winter 2022 Introduction When my family moved from their cramped Brooklyn apartment to a just-completed house on Long Island, my dad ventured into the world…
Peonies Delight Us Anew
The grandeur of peonies in the spring garden is captivating. They are outstanding garden plants for a multitude of reasons—they are long lived, low maintenance,…
The Native Plant Garden in Fall
Fall 2021 The floor of the Sacramento Valley is mostly flat agricultural land veined with a network of creeks, sloughs, levees, and dams all constructed…
Myths: Aphids Are Always a Problem
Series Introduction All gardening techniques and assumptions have a double edge. Negative garden concepts often have a germ of the positive, while positive approaches can…
Sustainable Defensible Space & Resilient Landscapes
Winter 2021 The western United States has experienced an unprecedented year of wildfires and drought in 2021. In California, we have been adapting our gardens…
Book Review: The Jungle Garden
As designers, my husband and I found The Jungle Garden to not only be a useful manual, but also an engaging story which walks you…
Climate Ready Landscape Plants: Practices
Fall 2021 Watch the Climate Ready Landscape Plants, Episode 2 of the Landscapes of Change mini-documentary series, here. The Climate Ready Landscape Plants project seeks…