The California Garden Project

08/20/2022

Plant collections are important

Since 2002, the Arnold Arboretum has been a member of the Plant Collections Network, a network of botanical gardens administered through the American Public Gardens Association in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The primary focus of the Plant Collections Network is the long-term preservation of germplasm for research. Participating institutions commit to holding and developing collections that are primarily organized at the genus level.

Learn more about their fagus collection at https://www.publicgardens.org/programs/plant-collections-network/collections-showcase/fagus

08/20/2022

Beautifully formal

Enjoy the captivating beauty of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas, one of the largest centers for botanical exploration and discovery in the United States. The new organization brings together BRIT’s fundraising, education, and world-class research capabilities with the Garden’s historically significant grounds, event facilities, and horticultural expertise. Together, FWBG | BRIT will create one of the leading public gardens in America.

Learn more: https://fwbg.org

07/07/2022

Did you know that 75 percent of the nation’s cut flowers are grown in California? Our fertile soils and Mediterranean climate are well suited to growing everything from English roses to protea. Next time you buy cut flowers, make sure they’re from California — and keep the floral industry blooming!

05/15/2022

True

02/10/2022

The miracle of a little time on your own in nature.

Try to walk as much as you can, and keep your love for nature...If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere.
~ Vincent Van Gogh

~ Image by Zoë Power

01/26/2022

Weird or beautiful

Black Bat Flower, Tacca chantrieri, a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae.
Photo via Green Renaissance

12/24/2021

A very Merry Christmas to all you desert fan!

11/29/2021

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ Art by Tara Turner

10/18/2021

Klara Kanjo, Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing​​. Gorgeous enough to share on Garden Gossip... 😊💞