Fatal Attraction
Fall prey to some of nature’s most alluring and murderous creations this spring as carnivores return to San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers. The Special Exhibits…
Topics: Gardens & Design
The Collector
What seduced you into the world of plants? A spectacular 12-inch ‘Mango Madness’ dinner plate dahlia peeking over your neighbor’s fence? Or perhaps the otherworldly…
Brilliant Spring
Horticulturists at University of California, Davis Arboretum have identified and tested 100 tough, reliable plants that don’t need a lot of water, are resilient to…
Designing Dreams
A conversation between Editor Lorene Edwards Forkner and
Portland designer, Darcy Daniels.
A Gardener Comes to Terms with Red
The Sufi mystic Serif Catalkaya calls red the first color, the source of all color, the spark that ignites life. It is the color of bloody birth and t…
Casa de los Arcos: An Evolution of a Garden
Los Angeles-based landscape designer Laura Morton began working on Casa de los Arcos in 2006 when owners Susan Kandel and Peter Lunenfeld hired her to…
Hollywood Revival
How would you define a successful residential landscape? As a professional landscape designer, I’ve heard many responses to this question. Wish lists from clients often…
Beauty by Design: Inspired Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Journalistic team—and husband and wife—Bill Terry and Rosemary Bates visit 11 Pacific Northwest gardens under the care of inspired artists and opi…
Gardens With a Point of View
According to Southern California-based designer Laura Morton, “A garden is a living thing. It breathes, grows, and needs care.” How true. Every season, every week,…