The title "landscape designer" isn't regulated in California. Here's what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to tell a trained horticulturist from someone with a plant catalog.
A month-by-month guide to Bay Area gardening, written for our climate. Covers planting, pruning, soil, irrigation, and pest management with the reasoning behind each task.
San Francisco summers are cold and foggy, but your garden can still thrive. Here's what to grow for a bountiful harvest, including some rare varieties you might not expect.
A Bay Area guide to fruit tree pruning: winter dormant pruning for apples and pears, citrus care, summer shaping, and why apricots play by different rules entirely.
A month-by-month guide to Bay Area gardening, written for our climate. Covers planting, pruning, soil, irrigation, and pest management with the reasoning behind each task.