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Smith & Hawken, Roseville, CA

(Photo from City of Roseville website) Smith & Hawken is opening a store in our area. I would have applied for a position in a heartbeat if they weren’t putting the store in Roseville… at The Galleria. Ugh. We’re never going to revitalize...

Backyard Pano

Just went out into my backyard, turned in a complete circle while taking shots and popped those shots into Photoshop’s photo stitching thingy. The results are crude, but fun. I love that Annie (my little b&w dog) was walking across the lawn with a rawhide...

Foodie Gardeners

Have you seen the King Arthur Flour blog? I just subscribed. OMG… so much deliciousness. Their Sir Lancelot flour makes great pizza dough and there’s a recent blog entry on grilling pizza outdoors. Yum!...

California Heartland is back

Hey, I was just listening to Farmer Fred on the radio and he mentioned that KVIE’s California Heartland show is back! The KVIE intro video mentions new faces and the inclusion of backyard gardening. Looks like Farmer Fred is the new gardening host. He keeps...

Black Widows Killed

Photo is from UC IPM website (see link below) 2 today, 1 the other day. They’re everywhere right now. When I see them, I screech, do a little dance and run for the can of Spider Killer. Wonder if anybody makes an organic Black Widow spray. I let nearly...

Fireworks in the Garden…

…courtesy of nature, well, and our friendly neighborhood plant hybridizers. When my daylilies, agapanthus and lilies bloom, I know summer’s here for real. The lilies have come back on their own for a few years and the agapanthus are fairly new additions. I...

More front yard ridiculousness

Reason… OK, more likely public pressure… prevails: Sacramento won’t fine couple who let lawn dieBy Matt Weiser – mweiser@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PDT Thursday, July 3, 2008Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 Sacramento couple who...