Tips on Creating a Fire-Resistant Landscape
A repost of an article from the November 2017 American Garden School newsletter
Topics: Gardens & Design
Low-Hanging Fruit
Ah, that exquisite experience of biting into juicy, flavor-filled, tree-ripened fruit on a warm summer morning.
After the Ribbon Cutting
Most city parks, which usually consist of ornamental plants growing in expanses of turf grass.
South Pasadena nature park is a different story.
The Curious Plantsman Looks at Broadleaf Ferns
The subject of broadleaf ferns is at once obvious and a bit complicated. Quite simply, broadleaf ferns are those species that have a simple or undivid…
A Photographer Looks at San Diego Botanic Garden
Professional garden photographer Saxon Holt shares his way of looking at gardens.
Walker Young, Ruth Bancroft Garden Assistant Curator
Located on a busy suburban street, The Ruth Bancroft Garden is an oasis. Or perhaps it’s an inverted oasis—an artfully arranged collection of drou…
Scentsational
This evergreen trio promises foliage, flowers, and fragrance with contrasting small leaves and miniature flowers with bold, waxy foliage in a simple c…
Pretty Tough Plants
Top plant picks from the experts at Plant Select, a nonprofit cultivator and distributor of garden plants for the high plains and intermountain region…
Nash Garden
A garden on the top of a windy hill in San Francisco is actually a fully functioning driveway that is used on a daily basis.