The Savvy Sage

  Article by Lorie Hammond -  Many of us drive between Davis and Woodland for work, pleasure, or to go to Costco! The experience of traversing County Road 102 between these towns is utilitarian at best. For a delightful surprise, take a half-hour deviation and turn east on County Road 25A…

 Article by Peg Smith - First a quick ramble through California’s history…Why does California history have anything to do with eucalypts? It gives perspective to the increasing human presence in California and an example of the subsequent effects and changes in original flora and fauna of…

Haiku by Shawna RickardLong day; light beats downWilted sunflowers will riseFound and plucked ripe plums! 

Article by Kate Bear -   Nearly three years ago, my husband and I moved to Davis. The house we bought for our retirement life had a yard that included drip irrigation and no lawn, two positive attributes. The landscape was neat and easy to maintain, but didn’t satisfy my desire for variety, color,…

 Article by Mike Kluk - The first half of this article was published last month. So, if you missed it, you can click here to read it. The Light Eaters is a recently published book looking at current research that is revealing how plants interact with, respond to, and manipulate other…