Welcome to Our Garden
Last April 2,000 garden enthusiasts visited our Fresno property as part of the 2014 Master Gardener Spring Tour. We often welcome friends for brunch or…
Topics: Perspectives
Using Yellow
Yellow cheers and enlightens. From A Gardener Comes to Terms with Yellow: Victoria Finlay author of Color: A Natural History of the Palette, says, of…
Parks for People
Mention the words “public garden” and most people picture swathes of lawn and picnic tables. The best of the lot—and the West Coast is rich…
Tedious Archive Process Speeds Up
A brief report from the world of science compiled by Ann Northrup
A Gardener Comes to Terms with Yellow
Although it occupies only one-twentieth of the color spectrum, yellow reflects more light than any other, making it truly the brightest color; along w…
Garden Allies: Lady Beetles
There are those who do not really like insects, but it’s hard to find anyone who does not have a soft spot for lady beetles.…
Where the Wild Things Grow
Chelsea, the generally accepted (Grand)mother of all garden shows, wraps up this weekend, but Chelsea Fringe—the young, curious, and sometimes mischievous niece of the dowager…
Chelsea Fringe
Each May, the Chelsea Fringe does not wait for gardeners to come to the garden, it sends the garden out through the streets of London,…
Teeming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
Jeff Lowenfels is a weekly columnist and radio talk show host in Anchorage, Alaska, and author of a previous book entitled Teaming with Microbes: The…