Under the Solano Sun

Yes, it's that time again where we can all be Irish for a day! I was originally gathering information on another topic when Steve handed me the grocery ads from the mail. Seems like everybody had shamrock plants for sale.

A while back, I planted some winter seeds that a friend had given me, which included cilantro (Coriandrum sativum), onions (Allium cepa), and spinach (Spinacia oleracea).

One of the most anticipated springtime displays in my yard is a flowering crabapple (Malus floribunda), also known as a Japanese crabapple. We had a beautiful flowering crabapple in our yard when I was growing up and I knew that I wanted to plant one in my own garden someday.

The days are getting longer. The weather is getting warmer. My chickens are laying more eggs, and I am getting more anxious to get the garden in better shape for spring.

I inherited a Nerium oleander (Oleander) when I bought my house three years ago. At first, I did not know what it was much less pay attention to it. It never needed any water, and it produced these lovely pink flowers every year. To me, it was just a bush on the crowded south side of my house.