A living quilt
A Santa Rosa-based artist creates an inspirational flower bed in Sacramento’s Sojourner Truth Park This “quilt” was sown, not sewn. Threaded with double meanings, it’s…
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Finding a Way Home
What is Sacramento County doing to help people experiencing homelessness? Find out in this 8-page special publication.
All in the family
Green Acres is growing with a new nursery in Citrus Heights and acquiring Eisley Nursery in Auburn Gardening is a booming business—again—as more people discovered…
Old City Cemetery looking a lot less rosy
On Wednesday, the Sacramento Preservation Commission will consider removing the rose garden. Many rose bushes have already disappeared. Sacramento’s beloved Historic Rose Garden may soon…
Summer garden woes
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke kill tomatoes and zucchini Record heat and falling ash—what’s a pandemic gardener to do? Many Sacramentans got seriously into food…
Going to seed
The nation’s largest organic garden supply company tries to keep with pandemic-fueled demand Patricia Boudier realized early on that 2020 would be a year like…
More buses, more trains: SacRT service ramps back up as people get back to work
As businesses and offices reopen after COVID-19 restrictions, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is welcoming back customers and helping them get where they want to…
SacRT trains to get low-profile upgrade: Sacramento-built light rail vehicles part of system-wide modernization
Light rail service in the Sacramento region will soon get a major upgrade, making riding the train easier and more accessible than ever. At the…
Keeping Passengers Safe and Healthy: SacRT outlines precautions to combat COVID-19
Clean, safe and convenient; that’s the experience customers will find as they’re welcomed back to light rail and bus service by the Sacramento Regional Transit…
Adaptation
Sacramento nurseries change during COVID-19 to keep customers safe—and stay in business Imagine having to totally rethink how you do business during your busiest time…
COVID Victory Gardens
There’s surge of interest in growing vegetables during the pandemic. Sacramento’s community gardens are trying to keep up. A garden is like a new puppy….
Spring plantings
Local garden groups nixed fundraisers during the pandemic, but still must tend to plants Nature didn’t take a time out. Plants continue to grow during…
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Bug invasion
Even without “murder hornets,” Sacramento gardeners need to watch out for destructive insects “Murder hornets” may be getting all the buzz, but two other menacing…
Drought and mosquitoes
As the weather warms, it’s time to think again about conserving water and controlling pests The weather is getting warmer and the days longer, luring…
A thorny situation
City chops down climbing roses at Sacramento’s historic cemetery Sacramento’s historic City Cemetery and its world-famous rose garden continue to be a prickly subject. This…
Spring flowers
Easter is the first flower-filled event of spring pruned by coronavirus. Florists are in challenging times. Traditionally, this is a big week for florists. In…