Under the Solano Sun

Aunt Molly's ground cherry. Moon and Stars watermelon. Country Gentleman corn. Each of these varieties began with landrace seeds, which were genetically diverse and much more adaptable than any of their inbred heirloom progeny.

I've always loved spider plants, Chlorophytum comosum; although I grew up calling them airplane plants. They are such fun and easy houseplants to grow. Spider plants have long narrow green leaves that radiate from a central area. They can be solid green or variegated with a white stripe.

Steve built a storage building behind our house this summer, then he came in and announced that it needed some landscape work done around it.

Agapanthus (Agapanthus Africanus) are beautiful perennials that thrive in Solano County and over most of Northern California. They hold their flowers well above the strappy leaves on stalks sometimes 3 feet high.

Have you ever seen multiple trunks coming out of the ground from a lemon tree? I inherited this lemon tree and one of the trunks seem slightly smaller in size.