North Bay communities are surrounded by plentiful, diverse scenes of nature that not only enrich our lives but teach us about designing gardens, too. The types, forms, foliage and growth habits of ...

One recent Reddit post posed the question: "Landscape fabric right up to the trunk, remove or leave?" There are two photos of ...

When I tell people that I was a landscaper before I landed my first full-time writing job, their reaction is usually a mixture of shock and dismissiveness. I have experienced firsthand the negative ...

Normally at this time of year — and what a year this has been — we reflect back on what we’ve learned on our journey toward better living. So here are my top takeaways from 2020: In January, sick of ...

California has welcomed recent rain showers with open arms and we will continue to hope for a wet season throughout the winter. While we celebrate the much needed precipitation, it’s also the time to ...

OUTSIDE MOAB, Utah — Sometimes, the earth speaks to us. When it does, it offers a lesson. I’m in Canyonlands National Park. I stand now on a mountain that once was an island. I look out at a high ...

As we have unfortunately come to experience on the West Coast, the warm and dry weather brings with it the potential for harmful wildfires. In the last several years California has suffered a ...

It seems as if I have always known of the Villa d‘Este, the celebrated Renaissance villa and adjoining gardens northeast of Rome, but until this spring I really didn’t know much about it. I was dimly ...

The Central Coast has welcomed recent rain showers with open arms and we will continue to hope for a wet season throughout the winter. While we celebrate the much needed precipitation, it’s also the ...

California has welcomed recent rain showers with open arms and we will continue to hope for a wet season throughout the winter. While we celebrate the much needed precipitation, it’s also the time to ...