Pruning time
You can’t smell the roses if they’re way over your head It’s time to tell your roses: Knock it off! November’s mostly dry and relatively…
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Fallen leaves
Turn all that foliage into free mulch “What am I going to do with all these leaves?” Ankle deep in fallen foliage, that’s a common…
Holiday cheer
Gardeners have many ways to grow seasonal spirit There’s no snow on the ground in Sacramento, no frosty cues for hot chocolate and sleigh bells….
Morality play
Broadway Sac’s ill-fated naming rights deal shows power of LGBTQ activists Broadway Sacramento and Dignity Health declared last month that a five-year naming rights deal…
Return of ‘The Claw’
Leaf season in Sacramento brings back curbside collection Scraaaape! “The Claw” is back and it’s music to my ears. As a Sacramento homeowner and avid…
When the blues burn it down
Tab Benoit knocks the crowd back during his stop in northern California By Scott Thomas Anderson From the Mississippi Delta to the Cajun bayous, the…
Fire season
Suburban residents need to be ready for wildfires, too My trees are touching and it’s making me nervous. The more I learn about wildfires—how they…
Bull by the tail
Pain and perseverance at the bloodless Portuguese bullfights of the Delta With dying sunlight shifting through the town of Thornton, Donald Alcino Mota lays back…
Charlotte’s web
Most spiders aren’t scary, and control pests I had to admire her industriousness, even if the results made me scream. Spanning the width of our…
Perk up your garden
Used coffee grounds make an excellent compost Want a greener garden with more flowers and less work? Give your soil some grounds. Used coffee grounds…
Stop and smell the roses
’Tis the season for America’s official flower It’s a good time to stop and smell the roses—or at least admire their beauty. October is Sacramento’s…
A mine shaft of mystique at McGee’s
One of Nevada City’s favorite watering holes for locals isn’t a step back in time, it’s a place where time feels different By Scott Thomas…
Like bees to honey
UC Davis Arboretum’s bountiful sales lure gardeners Maybe it’s pent-up demand or a need to plant something new. But when the Arboretum Teaching Nursery at…
A beautiful garden, a big sale
Davis recognizes an asset, Sacramento garden clubs join forces Huei’s Garden now has new status along the city bike path in Davis. It’s officially a…
Sad tomato
It’s a mixed bag for growers of heirloom varieties This was a tough summer in the Big Tomato. For many growers, Sacramento’s favorite crop struggled….
Profile: Baron Stelling, best bartender
Meet the man behind the bar at Shady Lady Saloon/Fizz Champagne & Bubbles Bar Baron Stelling says his first gin martini was life changing. During his…
The Burger Battle winner is …
The savory aroma of grilled beef and puffs of white smoke from massive barbecue rigs took over Drake’s Barn in West Sacramento last Thursday. It…