New Trees: Recent Introductions to Cultivation
Every now and again, a really important book comes along that needs to be on the library shelf of anyone serious about trees. So it…
Topics: Gardens & Design
Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Macadamia
Landscape architect Ralph Cornell added macadamias to the primary orchard at Llewellyn and Avis Bixby’s Rancho Los Cerritos estate, in Long Beach, C…
Casa Dos Rios Gardens: Mainly for Wildlife
Our gardens, near Gilroy, California, were designed by Michael Thilgen of Four Dimensions Landscaping in Oakland, California. The concept was a semifo…
Evergreen Woody Groundcovers in the Winter Landscape
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The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn
John Greenlee’s newest book is a labor of love. And, as he informs us in the preface, his love is not entirely cerebral: “Grasses are…
Driving Miss Worn, and More
Miss Isabella Worn (1869-1950), known as Bella, rode on public transportation from Marin County to her office in San Francisco, as she did not drive a…
The Curator’s Garden
The “curators’ garden” is an area surrounding the house where we live as curators for the historic Dunn Gardens in Seattle. The curator’s gard…
A Bounty of (Hardier) Begonias
Lately, I've been experimenting with some of the newer, hardier selections of begonia in my Sacramento garden (USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 14). The group…
The South Coast Botanic Garden: From Landfill to Jewel of the Peninsula
As the South Coast Botanic Garden approaches its fiftieth anniversary, it has evolved into a truly unique botanic garden, which happens to be built on…