The Savvy Sage

two purple sage flowers with a green background of foliage

A Master Gardeners blog to: Educate, Inspire, and Ignite Knowledge.

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photos by Lorie Hammond
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Sunflower Art and Science-A Midsummer Treat

July 10, 2024
In conjunction with Davis Farm to School, I have been developing a partnership, as a Master Gardener, withGanHaverim Preschool in Davis. It began with a teacher workshop in early June, at which we planned the preschool summer garden.
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Dragons in the Garden

July 8, 2024
When I first bought my home in central Woodland six years ago, there wasn't much in the yard to interest dragons: a mature orange tree that produced amazingly delicious navel oranges in the winter, a human-planted valley oak on the street out front, and squirrel-planted valley oak too close to my ne...
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Yarrow 'Little Moonshine' with salvia, pincushion flowers and herbs
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Tiny Bouquets

July 5, 2024
I have a thing for tiny vases. Not fairyland tiny, just, you know, small.
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Garden Gem

July 2, 2024
After galumphing' around Central Park Gardens in Davis for some time trying to catch the perfect photo of this brilliant green scarab beetle Cotinus mutabilis (commonly called figeater beetle) it was clear it wouldn't settle and pose for me.
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photos by Ina Rommeck
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Putah Creek Natives

June 26, 2024
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Sadly, Putah Creek Natives Nursery is closing on July 15th. New homes need to be found for 16,000 native California plants sourced sustainably from the Putah-Cache watershed. All plants are 40% off wholesale pricing with no minimum order. Contact Ina Rommeck at nursery@putahcreekcouncil.
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