Under the Solano Sun

In February of 2021, with visions of many bountiful seasons to come, I acquired a truckload of overstockbareroot fruit trees from Dave Wilson Nursery. All told, I ended up with 11 varieties of stone fruit along with some figs and pomegranates for good measure.

My September 15, 2023 blog post Mystery Plant Quiz: What Is It?! showed photos of a mystery plant that I discovered sharing a pot with one of our fuchsias. The new plant was so unfamiliar to me that the post became a Mystery Plant Quiz.

CHARACTER Tall, wooded, long-stemmed Like a living Goliath Dwarfs anything near it. ROOTS Roots grow down and deep They appear on side stems, too Bury these for anchor.

When I was a kid growing up in the 1950's in Michigan, Fall was one of the happiest times of the year. With all the deciduous Maples, Oaks and Elms raining down those brilliant orange, red and yellow leaveswe felt like golden coins were cascading down on us.

I recently started taking a painting class out at The Jessel Gallery. It is a fabulous place if you ever have the chance to go! On this particular class, we were going to a pumpkin farm, which is run by the gallery owners husband. This trip sounded like so much fun.