Under the Solano Sun

Over the holidays, we enjoyed a visit to Night Bloom at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. This special five-week evening exhibit describes itself as a light and sound experience.

No, the Kanopy isn't a plant, but a free service available from your local Solano County Library of interest to gardeners. Kanopy is a video streaming service that offers access to over 30,000 documentaries, educational videos, and independent films.

I wasn't sure what I was getting when I purchased at a plant sale a slip of a delightful pendant succulent. But by end of the first year, I realized that this succulent, Crassula multicava, was not only hardy but a prolific plant.

I have blogged before about a visit to the Linn County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Albany, Oregon. The first time I visited was late spring and I had hit the apex of spring bloom. This visit was the end of June early July.

What a wonderful time to be thinking of those young garden lovers on your holiday list. I can't think of a more perfect book to recommend for gift giving than Up in the Garden & Down in the Dirt.