August 4, 2023
Despite our unusually cool, wet, and rainy springs in the Pacific Northwest the past few years, we still remember and cannot forget the record-breaking heat wave […]
March 5, 2023
We are very excited to announce that the Albers Marcovina Vista Gardens (AMVG) will be partnering with the Environmental Rotary Club of Puget Sound (ERCPS) to […]
March 31, 2021
Growing Conifers, the new book written by John J. Albers, with photography b David E. Perry is already on sale. You can buy it at Bookshop.org […]
March 5, 2021
When my wife and I purchased the property and began developing the gardens, we were fortunate to have two and a half acres of a woodland, […]
February 18, 2021
Madrona Woods is a nearly pristine native woodland of about 0.5 acres in the Northwest section of Vista Gardens. It is dominated by large Pacific madrone, […]
April 12, 2020
Gardening has been my passion for more than three decades. I enjoy being outdoors planting, watching the plants grow, and monitoring the changing plant communities through […]