How to grow your own food (in 100+ degrees)
Angela Judd blogs about gardening in the Phoenix area and now has a book out. (Photos courtesy Angela Judd and Simon & Schuster) Angela Judd knows how to garden in high heat. As a mother of five...
Tagged: container gardening
Create colorful containers for winter, spring
Heuchera “Dolce Blackberry Ice,” above, one of many varieties of a perennial also known as coral bells, is an excellent fall and winter container plant. (Photo courtesy Green Acres) Green Acres offers free workshop...
The Secret Garden hosts Succulent Extravaganza
Succulents everywhere you look at The Secret Garden during ‘Succulent Extravaganza.’ (Photo courtesy The Secret Garden) Succulents are having their star-turn moment, with more and more gardeners discovering these naturally water-wise plants. But not...
Bonsai community pays tribute to Gary Judd
This is one of the bonsai trees tended by the late Gary Judd, who will be remembered this weekend with tributes at the Capital City Bonsai Association’s 20th anniversary show. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Bonsai...
Get great advice for container gardening in free workshop
Container plants can add bright color where you need it. Learn about container gardening in person or online this Saturday. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Container gardening can turn any outdoor (or indoor) space into garden...
Join in on celebrating 40 years of California master gardening
Landscape expert and lifetime master gardener Pam Bone talks about root problems during Harvest Day 2019. Bone is one of four still-active members of Sacramento County’s first master gardener group. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) California always...
Find hundreds of African violets at Sacramento sale
This beauty is identified as a Rob’s Boolaroo variety of African violet, a winner at a previous Capital City show. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) It’s violet time (again) in Sacramento. On Saturday, April 2, the Capital...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Sept. 6
Plants will appreciate a morning shower during this heat wave. Coneflowers especially will — they have rough leaves that easily collect dust and, lately, ash from wildfires. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) The heat is back...
Prepare the garden for the dangerous heat wave ahead
Frost cloth attached to hoops protects this gardener’s strawberry and melon plants from intense sunlight. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) It’s going to be ugly, Sacramento The forecast for the next week in Sacramento is terrifying: Eight...
‘Art of Succulents’ inspires creativity
Create a living masterpiece with succulents during Green Acres’ Instagram Live event Friday. (Photos courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply) Succulents inspire creativity. Their sculptural shapes and unusual shades of foliage bring out the...