Under the Solano Sun

Blog by Michelle SchlegelWe all have our garden companions, or at least I hope so. My dog Wally, an Akbash, is an amazing protector from dangerous predators to both humans and smaller animals. He lies nearby and watches out, even though some of the cats harass him (in playful ways). But Boomer loves to…

Blog by Jenni DodiniAs you may recall, I wrote a blog about how my hoya plant finally started growing, and that I had learned that it is classed as anorchid in the Apocynaceae family.  Well, time goes by, and this guy starts REALLY growing.  It is of the kind that grows up, so I staked it.Then it…

Blog by Diana McLaughlin Bennett Where are you hiding your Fairy Garden?When my granddaughter was five years old, she came to spend the summer with me. We lived on the beach, so we would go in search of beach glass and sand dollars every day. She loved walking in the shallow water and yelping when a…

Blog by Michelle DavisI have long associated different flowers, flowering shrubs, and flowering trees with different seasons of the year and holidays, i.e., marigolds with Halloween, chrysanthemums with Thanksgiving, Bermuda lilies with Easter.  As I was making my yearly pilgrimage to the CPA in…

Article by Ann ShortWhat’s not to love about winter in a California Mediterranean Garden? It is quite something.The weather cools.Leaves are bagged and saved for compost. Trees let in more light without their canopy. The vegetable garden is mostly dormant and cleaned up, and bulbs planted. Now, we wait for…