Plants You Need
Take a closer look at plants you would like to know better and some you haven’t met, from regional plant communities to a genus of favorites to rare native species.
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Summer 2025 With the rising desire of gardeners to grow native plants, it’s no wonder that camas (Camassia) is increasingly...
Summer 2025 This is a difficult time for nurseries in California. Legendary growers are shutting down as their owners age out,...
Summer 2025 Pansies - How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas, by Brenna Estrada, includes information on...
Spring 2025 While not a household name in the realm of horticulture, Florence Bellis single-handedly changed the gardening world surrounding the...
Fall 2024 When I was a child, wandering in a big backyard planted in ornamental plants, fruits, and vegetables, I liked...
Fall/Winter 2024 The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart is a collection of 50 short anecdotes about how people discover their passion...
Spring 2024 If you’re unfamiliar with the scientific name Sansevieria, perhaps you’ll recognize its nicknames “snake plant,” or my personal...
Winter 2024 If there were three words that could aptly describe the Metasequoia glyptostroboides—commonly known as the dawn redwood—we think...
Winter 2024 As you might have guessed from my previous article, I have a soft spot for begonias. But philodendrons...