July 11th was a red-letter day in our garden. I made the weekend check of the side yard to see if anything there needed more water to tide it over until the sprinklers on Monday. I quickly scanned the milkweed plants as I do every time I am in the side yard. I hadn’t seen a Monarch…
On Saturday morning at the Dunnell Nature Park and Education Center in Fairfield, there was a beautifully planned and presented workshop by MG Ruth Clawson. Ruth spoke to a packed audience on how to make gifts from your summer garden. She demonstrated how to make small flower posies, as well as a…
Western sycamore, Platanus racemosa, is a statuesque deciduous tree found in riparian areas and dry washes. It is almost always found in wetland-riparian settings such as stream sides and moist canyon bottoms and its range extends from the northern Central Valley to coastal San Diego County and Baja…
Have you ever thought about creating your own native habitat garden? Have you heard the term native habitat garden and wondered what exactly it was and how you could create one? If so, you’ve come to the right place! A native habitat garden is a landscaped area that utilizes native plants to create a…
Anyone who has spent a summer in Vacaville can tell you just how hot and dry it can be. Between the elevated temperatures during the day, and the steady winds which can come both day or night, it can be hard to keep your plants healthy and happy at their most sensitive stages. But that is only speaking of…
