All it normally takes to flip that pile of rocks at the edge of your residence into a stunning showpiece, is a load of soil, maybe a small rock-rearranging, and plants. Initially, just take a appear at what you have: Sun, shade, or a combination moist or dry website water […]

When I moved to East Harriet in drop 2001, I arrived on a plane with my approximately 2-12 months-previous son, a little suitcase and two giant packing containers of vegetation extracted from my back garden in Seattle. Our new property was overgrown, so the vegetation experienced to dwell in my […]

I wrote recently about the Australian Rock Garden at the Arboretum & Botanic Garden at UC Santa Cruz, as a resource for home gardeners. For today’s column, we’ll outline the history, design and development of this special feature at the Arboretum. The accompanying photographs have been provided by the Arboretum’s […]