California Fremontia, Fremontodendron californicum, is one of my all time favorite plants.  To qualify this, I have an endless list of favorite plants, from...

Let's get it straight.  Choosing plants at the nursery, even with experience, can be daunting.  Not only do you need to try to stick...

    Summer, if defined by the olfactory of senses, could have endless interpretations.  Like "snow" for groups such as the circumpolar Sami people, it could...

It was this stand of Kentish cobnuts (a type of hazelnut) and an old, determined rose found buried under brambles in the orchard at...

We were on holiday in the UK this very month last year visiting friends.  There wasn't much time to research points of interest before...

This stem cutting of Lepechinia calycina, also known as Pitcher Sage, is one of my first.  Or I should say, one of my first...

I tried to get a decent photo of this particular shrub, Ceanothus 'Dark Star', but it proved to be a challenge.  It sits in...

I checked out Annie's Annuals website before making the journey to her Richmond, CA nursery.  One of the first bits to pop off her...

What do a dog and a lesser known California sage have in common?  Well, technically nothing.  However, a few weeks back I was witness...

Ever have one of those moments where you walk into a space, any space, but in this case a garden, and hear yourself say,...