Under the Solano Sun

 How many of us have found drowned bees in our pools? I have found them for years and want to share a way to, hopefully, prevent this from happening. I have several large plant saucers around the yard that I keep full, one of which is by the pool. I also have saucers near plants frequented by bees, like…

Blog by Karen MetzEach year, I try to grow at least one new plant. I had been wanting to try Tithonia rotundifolia, Mexican Sunflower, for quite a while.  I have been impressed with the many beautiful insect and pollinator photographs on Kathy Keatley Garvey’s Bug Squad blog.  Many of the shots…

Blog by Michelle KrespiAs part of my UC Master Gardeners training, I had the privilege of taking my first Horticulture class at Solano Community College, taught by a long-standing UC Master Gardener, Sandra Diehl. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of over six hundred plants that thrive in Solano County. In…

Blog by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan Julie Dangel, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer, writes,” Passalong plants are those we acquire when another gardener shares a seed, a cutting, or a plant. …”  They are typically easy to propagate and thrive in your garden. I have several,…

Blog Article by Lorenza Gibson Seasons come and go. As gardeners, we’re constantly racing against time, always at the mercy of changing conditions. With climate change*, the seasons we once thought we could rely on no longer follow predictable patterns. Winters may stretch longer or feel unexpectedly…