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Yucca baccata: Articles from The Editorial Side

The Oregon Garden has spikes!

The Oregon Garden has spikes!

I've previously visited The Oregon Garden only in July, you see a very different place in January. Maybe that's why, in past visits, I'd not noticed the small xeric garden to the left of the formal entrance. It doesn't look newly planted. Even if the Yucca rostrata...

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Cholla and the Chocolate Factory: Part One

Cholla and the Chocolate Factory: Part One

Do you ever find yourself on a family vacation, and you want to visit gardens while the rest of the gang has a different agenda? Nah. Probably never. In May of 2012 I meet up with family in Las Vegas. They were on a multi-month rock climbing road trip. I'm not much of...

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