To capture the true beauty of plants, you ought to take note of the times in which they bloom. By documenting bloom times, in the form a seasonal bloom chart, you’re able to ensure a pop of color at all times of the year. In addition to blooms, you may want to capture the foliage...Read More

Rather than the typical grass that’s thirsty much of the year and dies with cold snaps, these ornamental grasses offer beautiful wisps of color throughout the seasons. Noted with each ornamental grass is its Plant Hardiness Zone, or the areas of the US best for the needs of the plant. For reference, the West Coast...Read More

Gardens and the act of tending to them can be vastly beneficial to your health and wellbeing. If your yard is on the smaller, sweeter side, you can still have access to these benefits and more from a garden fit your space. The following are tips on how to best take advantage of a smaller...Read More

If you’ve ever driven up along the coast and seen how the foliage changes ever so slightly from one town to the next, you may wonder if there are native plants that are common to the diverse landscapes of the west, stitching the land bordering the Pacific together. And yet there are several native species...Read More

If you’re ever out gardening and you come across a caterpillar, you may think, what a pest! But that very caterpillar, among the various other forms of critters in your yard are vital to the local ecosystem and depend heavily on your yard’s available native plants. A little nibble here and there on your plants...Read More