Under the Solano Sun

Spring really brings out the purple in my garden. My lavender is putting on a nice show with its fat purple sticks, Lavendula Grosso' has been my favorite for a number of years. It does well-situated in direct sun with minimal hand watering.

Damage to Tomato leaves Russet mites are most frequently found in outdoor container plantings. This suggests that they're introduced both in potting soils and plants brought into the garden. Use only dependable, high-quality potting medium and plants from a nursery you trust.

This time of year the show-stopper in our Suisun City front yard is the spring-flowering perennial shrub Forsythia: bold, fragrance-free yellow blossoms crowd its branches before any leaves appear. Flowering branches can be cut and forced.

Steve's dad has had some problems with his foot that has slowed him down a bit. One day while I was with him, we were talking about what I should write for my next blog. He had been looking at mail that was piled up and showed me a couple of issues of the magazine pictured below.

There once was a groundhog named Phil, Whose forecasts gave folks quite a chill. After the cold winter blasts, Danger of frost finally passed.