The GCA let us know about a series of webinars offered by the American Horticultural Society that will illustrate landscaping techniques and designs that mak...

“Do to me what spring does to the cherry tree.” –Chilean poet Pablo Neruda Every year, usually beginning in late February, I begin a weekly chronicle of spri...

Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the ...

Here is something you can do now, from your own home, to help out our club, the neighborhood and the creatures who live amongst us.  Certify your front or b...

Take a flight through Lotusland, one of the nation's most revered botanical gardens which houses 25 different venues in the foothills of Montecito, just sout...

HPGC Vice President Michaela Burschinger shares a moment with the real Shirley Meneice. The conference opened on Wednesday, September 11th at the Denver Bot...

HPGC's Marnie Owens interviewed Michele at Larchmont Florist. Here are some photos of three arrangements Michelle did for a small event at our house this sum...

Carolyn Bennett, Lisa Morrison and yours truly participated in this year's Virginia Robinson Garden Tour in Beverly HIlls. Carolyn assisted floral designer L...

Last week over a dozen HPGC members visited Grown in LA (GiLA) nursery in Griffith Park. At the March meeting, the club awarded a GiLA a grant to further the...

About 15 HPGC members visited Nuccio's Nursery in Altadena and the Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena on March 20th under stormy spring skies, but ...

HPGC members Julie Grist and Judy Kirshner have been volunteering with Grown in LA, (GiLA) a non-profit native plant start-up founded by Kat Superfisky and ...

Pre-Ordering Amaryllis Bulbs The Horticulture Committee is offering Hancock Park Garden Club members the opportunity to pre-order premium quality Amaryllis b...

Television's gardening diva Nan Sterman had a superb September To Do List for Los Angeles gardeners titled 22 things to do in your garden in September. Her ...

PLANT: Last cool season for vegetables..... plant beets, carrots, kale, chard, cilantro, parsley spinach, and heat resistant lettuce. Wait until the end of t...

Street trees are a significant and highly visible portion of the City's urban forest - essential to improving the quality of life in our urban environment. I...

In March the Horticulture Committee explored the subject of seeds, led by Co-Chairs Judy Kirshner and Helen Hartung. Judy brought stacks of seed catalogues -...

Our friend Lisa Novick of the Theodore Payne Foundation also creates films to promote native plantings with her organization LIFE - Landscape Integrity Films...

With color year-round and habitat for many bird and butterfly species, this water-conserving Moreno Valley home garden shows how to create contour and visual...

Plant: ·Finish planting winter annuals and winter vegetables. ·Finish planting spring bulbs in the garden. Bulbs for Mediterranean climate will not be as sh...

Hort co-chairs, Judy Kirshner and Helen Hartung hosted a workshop in Helen's lovely garden to learn what bulbs work well in our climate. Helen gave a lesson ...