Pacific Horticulture

Understanding Garden Design: The Complete Handbook for Aspiring Designers

In Understanding Garden Design, Vanessa Gardner Nagel, a professional landscape designer based in the Pacific Northwest, endeavors to cover every aspect of garden design, from…

West Coast Country Boy

Elvin Bishop may be rooted in the blues, but he is also deeply and happily rooted in his vibrant West Coast garden, where he grows countless fruits, v…

Urban Hedgerows: A Resource Guide

For more information on the concept of the Urban Hedgerow, as presented in the article by Jason Dewees and Lisa Lee Benjamin in the April…

Garden Metaphor

“Your garden, it’s so . . . colorful and exuberant, like it’s on steroids. Then look at Dad’s: it’s so different.” My son’s recent comme…

Why Plant Names Change

Scientific names of plants change for various reasons, most of which fall into three main categories: nomenclature, misidentification, and reclassific…

A Colorful, California-Friendly Garden

An award-winning, California-friendly garden in Southern California combines colorful, drought-resistant plants with responsible water management in a…

The Educational Journey of a Plantsman: John Whittlesey

John Whittlesey, of Oroville, California, is an exceptional plantsman. A naturalist in his youth, he founded a specialty mail-order nursery (Canyon C…

A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us

There are times when an obsession is a good thing. Matt Ritter’s obsession with California’s cultivated trees is one of those times. Fascinated with trees…

A Manifesto for the Urban Hedgerow

Urban Hedgerow is a campaign to invite more wild animals and plants into our garden and city spaces. It’s an effort to link projects around the glob…

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