Under the Solano Sun

Warm weather has arrived Anxious to plant veggies and more Need April showers...

I am so glad I do not have to buy culinary herbs anymore - not with the high prices of vegetables and herbs in the supermarket these days! The first garden herb I planted was a Bay Laurel tree in a one-gallon container I bought at the Solano County Fair in the late 80's.

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There's no telling what passes through a Master Gardener's mind as they meditate while working in the garden.

One of my absolute favorite spring bloomers is Freesia. A native of South Africa, their requirement of a dry summer fits well with our Solano County weather. They bloom in early and mid-spring, so, right now! I grow them both in the ground and in pots.