This ain’t your average photography class. Award-winning, Bay Area phenomenon Saxon Holt will be teaching an incredible series of garden photography classes at the SFBG. Read the full story »
Are you looking for an easy to use screen to sift your compost? Are you looking for a free screen to sift your compost? Then look no further. Read the full story »
The Hortiphile is happiest with a Plant of the Moment. This moment? It’s the South African Lion’s Tail. Read the full story »
A fabulous garden growing 10 feet off the sidewalk
Check out this stunning wall garden over the Candy Store Collective on 16th Street in the Mission. It’s a hortiphile’s delight to bump into gorgeous gardens where we least expect them, like perched on the side of a building.
we worked ourselves into a frenzy discussing the changing role of the backyard gardener. Sure it’s always been a great hobby, now it’s an important hobby.
Interesting story in the LA Times today on pruning tomatoes. Sungolds are her favorites, a tomato San Franciscans can grow just as well as fog-free folk.
Check out this quick video and the International Seed Savers site for more info. Saving seeds is easy, it’s a great way to save money and you’ll feel so darned self-reliant when your new crops appear. Added bonus–birds will love you, too.
The book, Seed Sowing and Saving by Carole B. Turner is a terrific resource featuring seed saving advice on more than 100 vegetables, flowers and herbs.
A quick stroll through the neighborhood on the Fourth of July was a botanical deeelight. Summer is definitely here. Read the full story »
The incredible Passiflora parritae blooming in our Chilean Garden
This is a passionflower to drool over. Huge, bright orange flowers–as big as a big grapefruit–hanging high overhead like brilliant party lanterns. A native of the Colombian Andes, this incredibly rare vine loves our cool climate.
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