Pacific Horticulture Society | January 2004

A Little and Lewis hosta leaf echoes the colors of hellebores (Helleborus x hybridus), Veltheimia bracteata, and Heuchera ‘Dale’s Strain’ at midwinter in the shade garden. Author’s photograph

Observations in a Small Garden: Winter Pleasures

Regions: Nor. Cal
Seasons: Winter

environment, gardens & design

A young plant of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Minima Glauca’ grafted unto a rootstock of moss sawara cypress (C. pisifera f. squarrosa); the enlarged base of the
topgrowth could eventually create problems for the grafted plant. Author’s photographs

Resurrecting Lawson Cypress for the 21st Century

Regions: Nor. Cal, Oregon, Washington/BC

Mycorrhizal fungal filaments (mycelia) radiate into
the soil from mycorrhizae-colonized root tips, extending the capacity of the plant’s root system to absorb water and nutrients

Mycorrhizal Fungi, Nature’s Key to Plant Survival and Success

environment, gardens & design

An exhibition plant of Hepatica nobilis var. japonica ‘Benisudare’, displayed against a porcelain plate
hand-painted with images of Japanese hepaticas. Author’s photographs

Yukiwariso: Small Jewels from Japan

Seasons: Spring

gardens & design

Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s Rote’

Great Plant Picks for 2004

Regions: Oregon

gardens & design

The rose garden in full bloom

New Life for an Historic Pasadena Garden

Regions: So. Cal

gardens & design

A planting of Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ that has been pruned up to reveal the smooth mahagony trunks. Photograph by Saxon Holt

Vine Hill Manzanita

Regions: Nor. Cal

Passiflora parritae

Pacific Plant Promotions: Passiflora parritae

Regions: Nor. Cal
Seasons: Spring, Summer

Schizolobium parahyba in front of a house in Oceanside, California. Inset: Flowers on the tree at Quail Botanic Garden.
Photographs by Don Walker

Trees of San Diego: The Brazilian Fern Tree

Regions: So. Cal
Seasons: Summer