Under the Solano Sun

We always wanted to instill the love of digging in the dirt in our five grandchildren. When they were very young, we got the idea from Fairytale Town in Sacramento to help them create an Alphabet Garden.

Over the winter, this hebe got just plain ugly. It was leggy and there were dead areas that I cut away with a vengeance. I was trying to keep it from following its buddy into the green waste container. Its buddy was totally dead by the beginning of last winter, so away it went.

May Brings Sunshine, Flowers and a New MG Graduating Class Welcome to All...

Two weeks ago, I was thrilled to discover my Bottle Brush plant, Callistemon citrinus, had finally flowered. There was one full blossom and a few small wispy ones.

Perusing plants at a Santa Barbara nursery while on vacation a few years back, I was drawn to an unusual looking aloe.