One of the Gardens I am involved with is the Wilson Botanical Garden, part of the Las Cruces Biological Station, Organization for Tropical Studies. The Garden is located in San…
Read More
published in Fine Gardening No. 167, February 2016 By Holly H. Shimizu My ideal garden is a serene place, one in which you feel connected to the natural world through…
Insects abound in healthy gardens. They are necessary to keep ecosystems working as they pollinate plants, provide food for birds and other animals, and increase the overall biodiversity of our…
A well designed garden provides pleasure for humans and, if done with sensitivity, can simultaneously become a sanctuary for birds. Often times I hear people say that habitat gardens are…
Late winter is a great time to get a head start on spring by setting up a suitable place in the basement to start growing plants from seed. This exercise…
Monarch butterflies need our help! These amazing butterflies make an epic multigenerational migration, traveling over 3,000 miles from North America to the mountain tops of the Oyamel fir forests of…
Gardening in the shade provides a huge opportunity to create stunning spaces with plants arranged for contrasting texture, foliage, color, and flowers. Using purple foliage can be a strategic way…
Herbal native plants are easy to appreciate for their beauty and environmental benefits but their value to humans and animals is far reaching as they are worthy as food, medicine,…