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Enthusiastic gardeners separated by distance, united in interests. The Pacific Horticulture Foundation was formed in 1968 by representatives of the California Horticultural Society, San Francisco Botanical Garden Society (formerly Strybing Arboretum Society), and Western Horticultural Society. Since that time, the Southern California Horticultural Society, Northwest Horticultural Society, and San Diego Horticultural Society have joined the Foundation expanding representation to encompass the entire West Coast.
Now operating under the name Pacific Horticulture Society, our organization hosts a variety of events, lectures and educational opportunities including regional symposia and travel tours throughout the world. Experienced gardeners and trained horticulturists alike, consider our quarterly journal, Pacific Horticulture to be one of the finest gardening magazines in the country.
Focused on the future, PHS continues to expand its online presence. Interactive capabilities, a comprehensive calendar listing of West Coast gardening events and a growing directory of public gardens, as well as articles posted from our 35 year print archives make today's Pacific Horticultural Society an indispensible resource for West Coast gardeners. Join today.
A Bounty of (Hardier) Begonias
Begonia boliviensis
In my younger days, I considered begonias to be plants that only my grandmother fussed over. I did find them attractive, but they never really sparked any botanical interest. They evoked images of old ladies sewing quilts and fawning over these frilly little plants. What a misconception-not only of elderly women, but also of the genus Begonia, many of whose members are strong and durable, delightful in their variety, and quite at home outdoors in areas that had traditionally been considered inhospitable. Their memorable attributes today are the result of more than a century of hybridization and selection-good breeding, you might say. Lately, I've been experimenting with some of the newer, hardier selections of begonia in my Sacramento garden (USDA...
From the editor of
Pacific Horticulture
Chickens
Chickens are in today. Scarcely a week goes by without a magazine or newspaper-even the Wall Street Journal!-exploring America's growing fascination with chickens. Websites are devoted to the subject, and...
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