Description and General Information:
Known as the Cascade penstemon or coast penstemon, Penstemon serrulatus is native to the Pacific Northwest, from Oregon to Alaska.
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Heronswood is not known for rock gardening. This 15-acre botanical garden on the Kitsap Peninsula in western Washington State is more often associated with the activities of its founder, the plantsman Dan Hinkley, and the far-flung plant menagerie he built through numerous expeditions around the world. Much of the Heronswood campus is covered in a native tree canopy – Douglas fir, grand fir, western red cedar, and hemlock – creating a cool, shady environment in...
I’d never thought I’d ever go to Sikkim. I knew that to access the alpine zone in Nepal entails arduous trekking, and Bhutan bans all manner of motorized transport. I’d imagined that Sikkim would be...
Two years ago, my husband and I moved from hot, humid, Williamsburg, Virginia, to snowy South Bend, Indiana. South Bend sits at the edge of USDA hardiness Zones 5 and 6 (meaning most winters...
Don and Sue Williams’ garden is located on a high bluff overlooking the Tennessee River. The property had been a rock quarry at one time, and there were many large limestone rocks visible in this...
