Under the Solano Sun

While none of us could have predicted how our lives have changed since March 13th (the day our Master Gardener training class was canceled, followed by the rest of the classes for the year), nature has nicely filled in the gap and reassures us that life will go on.

Well I've been so busy planting flowers and a vegetable garden, I'm sad to say I didn't notice my American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) tree was having issues. Specifically, the leaves would curl and die, however within a few days new ones would replace them.

About a couple of years ago, a volunteer plant started growing next to the back fence line, inside the retaining wall.

Spending days in the garden and finding treasures within! Everyone loves a ladybug! I find myself spending hours watching them do their thing! I happened to notice a couple of containers of Ladybugs on sale at our local nursery, Morningsun Herb Farm, and what the heck, I'll buy them! The key was not...

Gardens and garden art are such a personal expression of creativity! One could argue that the plants themselves are works of art and why should we try to guild the lily, and others embrace the use of garden art wholeheartedly, to create a garden oasis of beauty and memories.