By Melissa Patrino, Director of DevelopmentAll photos courtesy of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden In April 1926, following the first Board of Trustees meeting at Blaksley Botanic Garden (renamed Santa Barbara…

Review by Robert Graham In September 2025, I was sitting in a quiet campground in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire reading. As the acorns of red oak (Quercus rubra) bounced off…

Written by Sam HoadleyPhotos courtesy of Mt. Cuba Center According to a three-year trial conducted by Mt. Cuba Center, Solidago, commonly known as goldenrod, are adaptable native plants that provide beauty…

By Thomas Christopher When I spoke up at the recent New Directions in the American Landscape Annual (NDAL) Symposium, I spooked a number of my fellow participants.  Toward the end…

Written by Mark Richardson Despite the ups and downs of spring weather in the Northeast, it has arrived and it’s time to ready your landscape for the growing season. In…