Seeds for this blacked-eyed Susan plant can be purchased online from Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s estate. (Courtesy Monticello) Founding fathers knew their flowers, still inspire gardeners Our founding fathers were gardeners. Beautifying our outdoor surroundings...
Top blooms are displayed at the 2018 Sacramento Camellia Show. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) This weekend, the world’s largest and oldest camellia show debuts in Greenhaven venue The world’s largest and oldest flower exhibition of...
Shown before its move, the Sutter Memorial camellia greeted thousands of new mothers and other patients outside the hospital at 51st and F streets. (Photos courtesy Sutter Memorial Medical Center) ‘Sutter Memorial Memories’ is...
Jennifer Jewell is creator and host of the radio show and podcast “Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History & the Human Impulse to Garden.” (Photo courtesy cultivatingplace.com) Jennifer Jewell to speak tonight at Shepard...
This cluster of pokeweed berries shows how they look at all stages of ripeness. Unripe ones resemble tiny green pumpkins, but the berries fill out, resembling blueberries, when ripe. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Ghosts, haunted...
Here’s how the Historic City Cemetery looked in June, with all the arbors removed and most of the rose bushes cut down. (Photos courtesy Preserve The Cemetery’s Beauty) At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16,...