Best Grevilleas for Southern California
Grevilleas have long been popular in coastal regions of Northern and Central California, due in great measure to the efforts of the UC Santa Cruz Arbo…
Topics: Gardens & Design
Garden Update: The San Diego Botanic Garden
Two years ago, Quail Botanical Gardens changed its name to San Diego Botanic Garden to better express its identity in the San Diego metropolitan area.…
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Guavas
Among the many woody plants in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) are several fruiting trees known as guavas. The orchard at Rancho Los Cerritos, in Long B…
Striving for Diversity: Quillaja saponaria
Trees native to Chile are not easily found in cultivation in the western United States, constituting less than two percent of species grown in our par…
Well-bred Fruit (for the Maritime Climate)
The mission of the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation is to advance fruit horticultural programs for the unique Western Washington maritime …
Sugar Snaps and Strawberries:Simple Solutions for Creating You Own Small-Space Edible Garden
“Gardens are for people,” proclaimed Thomas Church, one of the twentieth century’s most prominent landscape architects; his legacy is the holistic integration of the garden…
A Beautiful Landscape for California
What we need are beautiful, sustainable, low-water landscapes in public spaces like streetscapes and shopping centers, and around office buildings, sc…
Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden
“Gardens are for people,” proclaimed Thomas Church, one of the twentieth century’s most prominent landscape architects; his legacy is the holistic integration of the garden…
Garden Allies: Homopterans
Curious Creatures—Unlikely Allies Homopterans, a conglomeration of loosely related families within the order Hemiptera (see Pacific Horticulture, July 2010), have played prominent roles in human…