Under the Solano Sun

Blog by Cindy YeeIt sure was an unseasonably warm March in Solano County.   I don't remember it ever being this hot so early in the year.   The garden promptly responded by leafing out and blooming.Wandering round, I noted colorful little miniature pansies self-seeded from last year, and…

Blog by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan  Bearded iris (Iris germanica) should be a perfect perennial here. Drought-tolerant, with instructions like “let the tubers bake in the sun”; yes, please! The flowers can be beautifully complex with the beard acting as a landing pad for pollinators, three upright…

Blog by Lorenza GibsonMost people don’t expect to wait two decades for a result—especially not from something as simple as an avocado seed. But that’s exactly what happened to me. What started as a casual decision to save a pit from a shared office snack turned into a 20-year lesson in patience, persistence,…

Blog by Karen MetzRecently my family took a spring drive in the countryside in search of bluebonnets.  We had found some on Twin Sisters but decided to continue driving, enjoying the green hills while we could. At one point, my husband had to pull over to the side of the road to let traffic pass. …

Blog by Michelle DavisI enjoy most things about gardening, but weeding isn’t usually one of them. I do like how nice the gardens look when I am done, but that only lasts until the next weeds arise. Unseasonably warm weather this winter caused wild weed proliferation in my yard much earlier than expected…