Just like nature, Gamble Garden is constantly changing. Thanks to the efforts of the horticultural staff and the Dirty Knees Brigade, visitors are treated to an colorful landscape that changes with the seasons. In addition to garden maintenance and seasonal planting, they are always on the lookout for areas that could use a refresh or redesign. Areas that have undergone improvement in recent years include the Pollinator Garden, Watershed Garden, and Lavender Beds. The the latest area at Gamble to get a makeover …

Did you know that many of the world’s biggest commercial crops – like potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet and hot peppers and tobacco – come from the same family of plants? And that some important (and in some cases irreplaceable) drugs like scopolamine, atropine, nicotine and capsaicin are also produced by those plants? Gamble Garden contains numerous solanaceous plants such as tomatoes, tomatillos, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant, as well as the nastier members of the family including tobacco, petunias, California nightshade, …

Learn how to make seedling pots from newspaper. Newspaper seedling pots are inexpensive and earth-friendly. In addition, they help minimize transplant shock when seedlings are ready to be planted in the ground.

Tips on growing your own native pollinator habitat, by landscape architect and Primrose Way Pollinator Garden founder Juanita Salisbury.