Pacific Horticulture Society | October 2002

gardens & design, perspectives

Common and easy in gardens, winter-growing Gladiolus venustus made a dazzling display along roadsides on our wildflower tour of South Africa in 2001. Photograph by Peter Goldblatt

Observations in a Small Garden

Regions: Nor. Cal

environment, gardens & design

The meadow pond nearly disappears with the abundant growth of mallows and other plants of value to butterflies; the mud is a critical part of a good butterfly habitat

Hallberg Butterfly Gardens

Regions: Nor. Cal
Seasons: Summer

gardens & design, perspectives

Common quince (Cydonia oblonga ‘Smyrna’), nearly ready for harvesting. Photograph by Saxon Holt

My Garden Notebook: October to December

Regions: Nor. Cal
Seasons: Fall, Winter

gardens & design, perspectives

Dr Francesco (EO Fenzi) Franceschi with his wife Cristina in Tripoli, Libya

The Life of Dr Francesco Franceschi and his Park (Part II)

Regions: So. Cal

Iris douglasiana ‘Pt Reyes’. Author’s photograph

Iris douglasiana ‘Pt Reyes’

Regions: Nor. Cal
Seasons: Spring

The specialized flowers of Gladiolus stellatus are quite unlike typical flowers in the genus; they have symmetrically disposed tepals and stamens, and anthers prominently displayed. An extraordinary strong, sweet scent compensates for the rather dull color of the perianth

Radiation and Floral Adaptation in Gladiolus

Seasons: Fall

gardens & design

Cuphea subuligera, orange form

Cupheas at Strybing Arboretum

Regions: Nor. Cal

gardens & design

Midsummer in the Yellow, Black, And Blue section, with Agapanthus 'Bressingham Blue' below the gold and green foliage of Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ and backed by yellow Crocosmia 'Jenny Bloom', daisies, and daylilies (Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret' and 'Golden Chimes')

10 Years and 10,000 Perennials

Regions: Washington/BC

gardens & design

Daphne genkwa flowers above Susan Skelley’s hand-woven fence of western red cedar (Thuja plicata) in the West Border at Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Photograph by Lynne Harrison

Bellevue Botanical Garden

Regions: Washington/BC

Flowers of giant daisy tree (Podachaenium eminens). Author’s photographs

Trees of San Diego: Daisies… On a Tree?

Regions: So. Cal
Seasons: Spring

gardens & design

A sweeping walkway curves past broad beds of roses, among the 9,000 rose bushes and climbers in the memorial park; in the distance is a glimpse of the surrounding hills. Photographs by Dr Thomas Cairns, except as noted

The Pageant of Roses Garden at Rose Hills Memorial Park

Regions: Nor. Cal

Several trees in this sheared hedge of Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) have already died of cypress root rot; there is little hope for the remainder of the trees. Author’s photograph

The Untimely Demise of the Lawson Cypress

Regions: Nor. Cal, Oregon