Gordon Frankie and the UCB Urban Bee Lab have been studying relationships between California’s diverse native bees and their favorite flowering plant at an evaluation garden since 2003. “ Gardening for Native Bees, UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab” – University of California professor Dr. You’ll boost your harvest of fruits and vegetables and play an important role in supporting the health of the environment. “ Backyard Bee Haven” – Tips for creating a refuge for pollinators by providing a long season of flowering plants that serve up pollen and nectar for as much of the year as possible.
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So we need to make the difference, and certainly home gardeners are in a great position to do that.” – Tom Fischer “A lot of insects are under threat because their habitat is disappearing under pressures from agriculture and development. Phil Van Soelen, co-owner of California Flora Nursery, encourages gardening with native plants as a means to creating sustainable gardens and foster respect and a deep attachment to California’s unique plant and animal biodiversity. Tom Fischer is senior acquisitions editor at Timber Press where he works with many of today’s creative horticulturists who are reinventing how they design and maintain gardens.īob Hyland is a Portland, Oregon-based horticultural consultant and designer who believes boldly beautiful gardens are important and charismatic instruments for helping everyone, not just gardeners, navigate today’s environmental challenges and lifestyle shifts. Īs a principal at Mia Lehrer + Associates, Michelle Sullivan utilizes advocacy as a design tool to re-stitch nature back into our cities, restore ecological functions, and improve the quality of urban life. West Coast designers and horticultural consultants Michelle Sullivan, Tom Fischer, Bob Hyland, and Phil Van Soelen, discuss new ways of looking at the landscape and designing gardens that are resilient, adaptive, and beautiful.
I think we need to have an understanding of our place.” - Michelle Sullivan “We need to look at the landscape in new ways. The Harborton Hill garden of Bob Hyland and Andrew Beckman.
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