The Savvy Sage

When I first bought my home in central Woodland six years ago, there wasn't much in the yard to interest dragons: a mature orange tree that produced amazingly delicious navel oranges in the winter, a human-planted valley oak on the street out front, and squirrel-planted valley oak too close to my ne...

I have a thing for tiny vases. Not fairyland tiny, just, you know, small.

After galumphing' around Central Park Gardens in Davis for some time trying to catch the perfect photo of this brilliant green scarab beetle Cotinus mutabilis (commonly called figeater beetle) it was clear it wouldn't settle and pose for me.

Sadly, Putah Creek Natives Nursery is closing on July 15th. New homes need to be found for 16,000 native California plants sourced sustainably from the Putah-Cache watershed. All plants are 40% off wholesale pricing with no minimum order. Contact Ina Rommeck at nursery@putahcreekcouncil.

Zinnias blaze in sun, Summer's palette vivid, bright, Petals dance with light.