Under the Solano Sun

Blog by Karen MetzRecently, I headed to a local nursery.  It was a beautiful day, and I had a list of things I needed.  I also had two gift cards; life doesn’t get much better than that. Since it had been so long since I had been there, I had to go up and down each and every aisle. I was…

Blog by Melinda NestlerodeIn July of 2020 we had a huge pool removed from our backyard (see Under the Solano Sun Blog Post “New Beginnings”, August 21, 2020). The kids had grown up and moved on, and we felt that there were more productive uses for our backyard space. Naively, we believed we would have the…

Blog article by Michelle DavisIn March of 2014, a very dear friend gave me a cutting of her huge jade plant, Crassula ovata, actually a 4 to 5-foot tree, that she had on her west-facing front porch. She had planted the cutting in a 12-inch ceramic pot with a good drainage hole and had used a bagged succulent…

Blog article by Brenda Altman and SnugsI have been trying to grow avocados for several years. I have started the seeds with toothpicks many times, often forgetting to water them or letting the water become gooey with scum. I have planted many seeds, but they all died. I had an avocado plant that I…

Blog article by Mike Gunther22 new MG graduates16 weeks and a final examVery smart UC class  Ready for serviceEach with their own talentsWish their journey well