More rain is coming soon — how’s the garden holding up?
Some trouble spots to look for before Saturday’s storm
Tagged: drainage
Skeeter season arrives with bad mosquitoes, West Nile Virus
Don’t make a home for disease-carrying pests; take precautions
Stay off the mud!
Friday morning hail turned flower beds white in Sacramento’s Greenhaven/Pocket neighborhood. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Wet soil can lead to compaction and complications Look before you step. All this rain has over-saturated the soil in...
How my first seed catalog shaped me as a gardener
The Henry Field’s 1969 Spring Catalog turned a 12-year-old into a gardener. Photos: Debbie Arrington Rediscovering plants (and bargains) from a vintage find Imagine getting a whole vegetable garden for $1.25. That was the...
Another spring approaches, and passion for gardening blossoms
That’s my original gardening book on the right, and the most recent edition of the “Sunset Western Garden Book” on the left. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) A letter to a new gardener (from a slightly-less-new...
Give your garden some post-storm TLC
Check around the garden for containers — empty or otherwise — that might have accumulated excess rain. Tip it out or dump it into plants under the eaves. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) How did your...
Add some garlic to your garden now
Plant garlic now and you’ll have plenty to go with those summer tomatoes. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Is there room for garlic in your garden? If not, there should be! This easy-to-grow and flavorful crop...
How to drain your rain-caused ‘lake’
The easiest way to direct runoff away from a home’s foundation is with a downspout extension. But depending on the landscape, the location and the home’s footprint, a more permanent drainage solution may be...