Under the Solano Sun

Your yard and garden represent an investment of your resources and time. And since none of us has money to burn or time to waste, now is the best time to prepare to protect that investment before a hard freeze.

Wreath workshop took place Great participation, food and marketplace Successful, happy and fun...

Sedges have edges Rushes are round, Grasses have nodes all the way to the ground.-author unknown. A little over a year ago we had our front yard re-landscaped and were given the plan.

A friend is redesigning her tiny front garden. The large front yard tree, planted by the builder, had to be removed, its roots having infiltrated the home's water main. She is left with a totally exposed tiny front garden with a small patch of grass that has to remain.

My worm bin has been a source of fun for the past three years. The worm compost allows me to use up food scraps and the dark compost goes right back into the garden--kind of a table to farm to table cycle. Mid-summer I used some of the worm compost in a half-barrel planter.