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...
Hoping for lush crop of tomatoes this year? The “Totally Tomatoes” workshop will be full of tips for the home gardener. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) If growing a perfect tomato seems like an unachievable goal...
At the Sept. 11 Open Garden, check out what’s growing in the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center’s Vegetable Garden. (Bet there will be kale.) (Photo: Kathy Morrison) The light is changing, the summer garden is...
Acorns are starting to fall. The Sacramento Tree Foundation trains volunteers to gather viable acorns to grow into trees. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) It’s almost that time of year again: Acorns will soon be here!...
Still summer outside, but on the vegetable-planting calendar, it’s time for lettuce and other greens. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) It’s time to think cool (and we don’t mean air conditioning). During the heat of August...
Dandelions may be the easiest weed to identify, if not always to eradicate. Other weeds are trickier. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Weeds are sneaky, often resembling plants we may want in the garden. This month’s...
Found a new favorite heirloom tomato? Learn how to save seeds from it and other summer vegetables in a free class Saturday. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) An easy way to save money while vegetable gardening:...
Cauliflower seeds can be started now, inside or in a protected place, for planting out in September. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Vegetable gardening doesn’t stop after summer in Sacramento or the Sierra foothills. Like most...
Here’s a great example of a garden that uses less water — it’s the Water Efficient Landscape (WEL) at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Fair Oaks. A workshop Saturday by the Nevada County...
California fuchsia is an easy-to-grow native that attracts hummingbirds. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Your backyard can be a happy home to native wildlife – especially birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Learn how during a...