Garden geek
Former dancer now inspires organic gardeners Christy Wilhelmi is proud to be a garden geek. Her popular website and blog, Gardenerd.com, has become a must-read…
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Playa to plaza
Nonprofit wants to display artwork from Burning Man in Rancho Cordova By Ed Fletcher Imagine you and your best buds touring a vast field of…
Drought worries
February has been bone dry, but it’s too early to turn on the sprinklers How about this weather? Unusually warm and dry temperatures may make…
Bay area transplant
The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show is moving to Sacramento Editor’s note: This year’s show has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. What…
Love sick on St. Valentine’s
SN&R’s alternative guide to Cupid’s holiday will get your sweetheart swooning Valentine’s Day. An annual holiday bathed in red and pink and studded with gigantic…
Our bounty of citrus
Sacramento’s oranges are nearing peak ripeness They line the streets leading to the state Capitol. Neighborhoods are named in their honor. In February, they seem…
Extra (extra!) from The Comics Issue
Bonus funnies from Sacramento’s undiscovered cartoonists.
The Comics Issue
Sacramento’s best undiscovered cartoonists and SN&R staffers draw pictures of life as they see it—wonderfully weird Anyone who’s seen a prehistoric cave drawing already knows that…
Friends in charge
East Sac nonprofit poised to run city’s Shepard Garden and Arts Center Sacramento’s official clubhouse may be getting a change of management. The city-owned Shepard…
The Big Show
Northern California Home & Landscape Expo has something for everyone A lot has changed in the quarter century since the Northern California Home & Landscape…
Old is new again
New seeds and plants for 2020 are twists on past favorites We want bigger tomatoes, smaller pumpkins and old-fashioned flowers in modern hues. But a…
He dreams of roses
World-famous expert returns to Sacramento In the rose world, Stephen Scanniello is a rock star. Curator of the New York Botanical Garden’s Peggy Rockefeller Rose…
Mom’s last meal
On New Year’s Day, the rumblings through social media began: Mother, vegetarian mainstay since 2014 and Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient, had closed, effective immediately. Some…
A rosy tradition
In three hours, volunteers prune entire McKinley Park rose garden Rain can’t keep rose lovers out of this garden. The first Saturday of each year,…
Seed money
Perennial plant club grows gardening with grants Think of this as seed money for the future of Sacramento gardening. Each January, the Sacramento Perennial Plant…
Poinsettia passion
The star-like flower is a holiday favorite, especially in red Seeing red? It’s that time of year—poinsettia season. Christmas in California wouldn’t be the same…
A doorway to distant comfort
The gumbo at Tori’s Place brings Gulf Coast greatness to the Capital City For nearly three centuries, gumbo has been warming mouths and spirits across Louisiana’s…