What color do you think of when you hear the word October? It's a strange question, but I would guess what popped into your head is the word orange. Orange leaves, orange pumpkins, orange sweet potatoes, orange carrots, and orange persimmons.
NATURE'S PALETTE: The Science of Plant Color By: David Lee I had just finished seeing the most delicious 18th art exhibit at the Norton Simon Museum in LA when I wandered into the museum shop.
I read recently an article published by the American Rose Society entitled Beetlemania. I am a member of the ARS but this article came unsolicited about a couple of rose bugs.
When we moved into our home in Vacaville quite a few years ago, we discovered that the previous owner had done some amazing things with the landscaping. There were beautiful mature fruit trees, a gorgeous palm tree, and some lovely areas of the yard that had their own separate gardening areas.
Cinderella has quite a selection of pumpkin coaches in my yard right now. The pumpkin, Rouge vif d'Etampes,' is also known as the Cinderella' pumpkin because it is believed that artists used the pumpkin as the model for Cinderella's fairy tale coach.
