Under the Solano Sun

Blog article by Michelle SchlegelMelianthus major, or Honey Bush, is a South African native. It can take full sun or partial shade and will grow 8-12 feet tall. I grew it in full, hot sun for a few years, and it did very well. I eventually moved it to put in a cactus garden instead. It currently gets sun…

Blog article by Nanelle Jones-SullivanI recently got an email saying seed potatoes will ship mid-April. Potatoes are a cool-season crop, which for my microclimate ends, not begins, in mid-April.  I order mine in the fall and look for “early” varieties (and the long, thin finger-shaped…

Blog article by Michelle SchlegelThis was my first time growing Broccoli. It’s very easy and productive, and we regularly enjoyed it in our meals. Often, I had to hose off a few aphids here and there, and that worked for a while. But along came two 80-degree days. It bolted from those two warm days, and then…

 I really appreciate it when Salvias work out well in my yard. In my various trials over the last 20 years, some have been more successful than others, and in the process, I've come to understand that there are many, with new ones available regularly.The “x” in the name indicates that variety results…

Blog by Cindy YeeSome years ago, upon visiting the garden of new line-dancing friends, I was struck by the beautiful hanging baskets dotting their fence. The flower baskets with different-colored geraniums really added oomph to the lovely yard. I have since hung baskets on our own fence and am very happy…