Every new edition of the most venerable of west coast gardening publications is a treat, bigger and better than before. Since the last in 2001, there are 500 new entries, a cleaner layout, highlights by subject experts and updated climate zones (although western Washington looks unchanged). “Post cards” from each state — short essays, Washington’s is written by Ciscoe Morris — warm up the introduction and give some personal perspective on the zone maps that follow.
Excerpted from the Fall 2007 Arboretum Bulletin.