MANY THINGS in the garden are gratifying, but one of the greatest pleasures is discoveries found during walks in the garden. Two years ago, a small seedling of Echium candicans sprouted on the open ...

We put in a shed behind my raised-bed garden a few years ag and because my garden is my sanctuary, I really didn’t want that shed spoiling my view. I wanted to plant something that would not only ...

This winter’s rains have prompted Napa Valley to burst into extravagant bloom. I was driving down a not particularly scenic stretch in midtown Napa a few weeks ago and noticed that the strip in front ...