Tender Rhododendrons
Mr Lopez offered us one splendid Rhododendron ‘Forsterianum’, which was a large plant already four feet tall, with smooth, reddish brown bark like…
Topics: Gardens & Design
Gardening at Ninety
As I kneel on the grass to plant daffodils for next spring, I wonder if I shall be here to see them. I am now ninety—well beyond the allotted three-…
Plant Driven Design: Creating Garden That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit
Early in the wet spring of 1997, I attended my first workshop with Lauren Springer, one entitled “The Beauty of the High and Dry.” Recently,…
Miriam Wilkins
In her own large rose garden, Miriam Wilkins grows hundreds of shrubs and climbers (albas, Bourbons, Damasks, mosses, and others among the heritage gr…
Trees for All Seasons: Broadleaved Evergreens for Temperate Climates
It has been twenty-five years since Timber Press released the English translation of the immortal Gerd Krüssman’s monumental, three-volume Manual of Broad-leafed Trees & Shrubs.…
Garden Allies: Lacewings and Their Kin
The order Neuroptera includes green and brown lacewings, dustywings, antlions, owlflies, and mantidflies. Lacewings and their kin prey on all sorts of…
The Hardy Fern Foundation Turns Twenty
The Hardy Fern Foundation’s goals are “to establish a comprehensive collection of the world’s hardy ferns for display, testing, evaluation, publ…
Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Should I buy this for my home library? This is the toughest question I can ask about a book, as I have a library of…
A Tropical Eden with a Mission
Dr Mardy Darian's encyclopedic knowledge of tropical plants and ecosystems, his skill at establishing and working with diverse microclimates, and his …