Vision: Wrap Up

This has been a year like no other! Together we have faced a world-wide pandemic (and ourselves). Following our theme of vision, we looked to the past for visionary ideas that got us to where we are, lived fully into the present ideas that surround us, and look to the future for great ideas to come.

Urban hubs of the future
Image copyright by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

The Future is Now: COVID-19

The pandemic brought the future into the present (climate change, wealth disparity, supply chain disruption, working at home, disease, travel restrictions). Welcome to the new normal.

San Francisco Flower & Garden Show - Canceled!

Trip to the Desert - Canceled!

Filoli, Gardens, and Tours - Canceled!

Farmer's Markets - Open (Six Foot Rule)!

Regional Park Trails - Open (Six Foot Rule)!

Bring Back the Natives - Open (via Zoom)!

Looking to the Past

Look to the past for ideas that got us to where we are. Hindsight is 20/20!

Dyeing Fabric with Plants

The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Connections

What's Happening Now

Live into the present and enjoy every moment, whether gardening or just living.

Indoor Gardening

Forcing Bulbs: Hyacinth

Easter Lily Care

Amaryllis Care

Calscape

Native Plant Finder

Soil Restoration

Horse Bedding

Wood Chips Everywhere!

Looking to the Future

What ideas and attitudes will take us into the future.

Vertical Farming

Cities of the Future

Designers for Tomorrow's Outdoor Spaces

The Seasons

Enjoy every season and all that it holds.

Winter   Spring   Summer   Fall

Enjoying the Birds

Fall at Bishop Ranch

Gardens and Adventures

Explore and experience the gardens and parks that are available.

Visit to Southern California (pre-COVID)

The Huntington

Chinese Garden at The Huntington

Japanese Garden at The Huntington

Crystal Springs Reservoir (mid-COVID)

Visit to Mendocino (mid-COVID)

Books and Movies

Read books and watch moves to learn and experience gardens of the past, present, and future.

Houseplants

The Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs

Brother Cadfael tends a medicinal garden in the middle ages during political unrest (and solves mysteries in the process): Winter Movies: One Corpse Too Many   Monk's Hood   A Morbid Taste for Bones Summer Movies: The Rose Rent   Saint Peter's Fair   The Holy Thief