Quick Takes With: Richard Hayden
More than three decades ago, Richard Hayden left New York City for Los Angeles, where he thrived as a landscape […]
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Gardening 101: American Persimmon Tree
Growing American persimmon trees checks several horticultural and culinary boxes. American persimmon—Diospsyros virginiana and hybrids of this species—are very cold
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Cues to Care: How to Design an Ecological Garden That Still Looks Cultivated
This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can
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Gardening 101: Blue Cardinal Flower, A Statuesque Native Perennial for Late Summer
Lobelia siphilitica, Blue Cardinal Flower Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that
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Sumac Essence: The Ingredient You Didn’t Know Your Pantry Was Missing
If you like tart flavors, then sumac essence might be the ingredient you didn’t know your kitchen was missing. Sumac
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The Low-Impact Garden: In Coastal Australia, a Gravel Garden Inspired by the Wild
In just two weeks, Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden lands in bookstores! We are so appreciative of all the interest the
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Gardening 101: Downy Skullcap (the Easy-Going, Long-Blooming Perennial You Need to Know)
Downy Skullcap, Scutellaria incana The longer I garden, the more I want to grow perennials that bloom for as long
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8 Favorites: Native Roses
I’ve always loved roses—especially those blowsy, old varieties. They’re lush, fragrant, and endlessly romantic. But growing them can be a
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It’s Pawpaw Season: Time to Make Cake with the Native American Fruit
When the evenings begin to nip and the light becomes clearer than it has been for months, you know it’s
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Tousled: 11 Native Perennials for a Late Summer Tangle of Flowers
When August melts into September, nights are suddenly noticeably longer, while flowering perennials seem to grow wilder, to compensate. One
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