Van Atta Design Studios: Sustainable Design on a Small Site
Our intention for the landscape around our new studio building was to make the most of our small site. The opportunities for incorporating clever and …
Topics: Perspectives
The Begonia in California, Part 2: The Begoniacs
Continuing the story of California’s begonia industry is this series of brief biographical sketches of some incomparable people in the begonia worl…
Vertical Gardens
Vertical Gardens is the first publication to present a collection of important examples of the exciting trend toward planted walls in urban environments. The book…
The Tapestry Garden
Spanish landscape architect Javier Mariátegui designed a Tapestry Garden for the Caja Inmaculada (CAI Foundation) Pavilion at the 2008 International Exposition in Zaragoza. It was…
Blue Heaven: Encounters with the Blue Poppy
I have always been suspicious of lay monographs, especially those with titles that evoke something more akin to cheerleading than botanical erudition. Yet, I did…
Growing Your Own Vegetables: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide
Growing Your Own Vegetables is a timely update to a classic manifesto on self-sufficiency. Carla Emery was the queen of growing your own food in…
Garden Allies: Tachinid Flies
Tachinids are the most diverse family of Diptera (true flies), and help control many pests; of the parasitic insects, only parasitoid wasps are of gre…
Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies
Landscape architect Owen Dell long ago established himself as a maverick, promoting design solutions that actually enhanced the natural ecology of a site, while providing…
Sustainability in the Garden
As horticulturists, landscape professionals, gardeners, and plant lovers, there are many opportunities for us to take the lead in creating a sustainab…