Create inspired spaces
Jan 25, 2019

Create inspired spaces

In the Spring 2019 issue, Nancy Norris shares photographs of nine public spaces designed to inspire you. We’ve assembled all…

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Watch chain stonecrop
Jan 25, 2019·Plant Portraits

Watch chain stonecrop

Nancy Norris Common name: Watch chain stonecrop Latin name: Sedum sexangulare Plant type: groundcover USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-9 Cultural needs:…

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Model the desert
Oct 29, 2018

Model the desert

The skeleton of a desert in progress at Scott Kennedy’s East Bay Union Railroad at one end of his dogbone…

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Japanese spurge
Oct 26, 2018·Plant Portraits

Japanese spurge

Nancy Norris Common name: Japanese spurge, Pachysandra Latin name: Pachysandra terminalis Plant type: Groundcover USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Cultural needs:…

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Dwarf balsam fir
Aug 24, 2018·Plant Portraits

Dwarf balsam fir

Nancy Norris Common name: Dwarf balsam fir, dwarf silver fir Latin name: Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA…

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Lip fern
Jun 22, 2018·Plant Portraits

Lip fern

Nancy Norris Common name: Lip fern, Silver cloak fern Latin name: Cheilanthes argentea Plant type: Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9…

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Blue star juniper
Feb 23, 2018·Plant Portraits

Blue star juniper

Nancy Norris Common name: Blue Star juniper Latin name: Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness Zones:…

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Scab plant
Dec 22, 2017·Plant Portraits

Scab plant

Nancy Norris Common name: Scab plant Latin name: Raoulia australis Plant type: Groundcover USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-10 Cultural needs: Dry,…

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Littleleaf boxwood
Oct 27, 2017·Plant Portraits

Littleleaf boxwood

Nancy Norris Common name: Littleleaf box or boxwood, small-leaf boxwood Latin name: Buxus microphylla USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9 (4-10 with…

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