I know what you’re thinking: I’m showing you a tree in all of its autumn splendor. Actually, this is what a flamingo Chinese cedar (Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’) looks like now, with its fresh spring leaves. When I saw it (at the University of CA, Davis, Arboretum last week) it made me realize that coral is my probably[...]
Today is one of the holiest and busiest day’s in Jerusalem. Christian Pilgrims from around the world converge on the Christian section of the Old City to stop at the 14 stations of the cross and to follow the Via Dolorosa. The route ends at the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, believed to be[...]
Gardening in Israel: By the time June comes along, you might as well call it a wrap….except for the once in a while deadheading, pruning (which I’m always a bit shocked at how vigorously it’s done throughout the summer here) and making sure that watering systems are intact. From mid-winter until mid-spring, the blooms are[...]
We’re delighted that Andrea Jones, who was the judge for February’s Picture This contest and considered one of the top landscape photographers in the UK, has returned to GGW with ‘off piste’ photos (those not used) of Altamont Gardens that she took while on location. Although British by birth, Andrea resides in Scotland. She is constantly on the[...]
Of the dozen or so botanical gardens I’ve visited, San Diego’s singularly lacks conservatories. It doesn’t need them. Its coastal location has an ideal temperature range for plants as well as people, seldom going below 40 or above 90 F.