Under the Solano Sun

One of my first successful ventures into home gardening was planting garlic. If you are just starting out planting garlic is a sure winner, easy to plant, easy to grow! Garlic is one of the 700 species in the Allium family (Onion family).

With our daylight hours growing shorter and the chill in the air, a flavorful cup of herbal tea would just hit the late afternoon spot. Yes, we can easily go to our favorite market to browse the many tea selections from around the world, but they won't be nearly as satisfying.

The day after Thanksgiving, I had the privilege of interviewing a seven-year-old future home gardener and would like to share our conversation: Elvie: I have today a young girl and she would like to tell us something about herself.

Cold Weather Gardening As the days get shorter and colder, there are still many gardening activities you can take part in. As we welcome winter into this difficult season of our lives, we can turn to gardening as a way to relax and be revived.

Want to perk up your neighborhood (give em something to talk about) this holiday season with a COVID-friendly idea?