Under the Solano Sun

I learned something today that both surprised and shocked me. Nandina domestica, more commonly known as Heavenly Bamboo or Chinese Sacred Bamboo is a member of the dirty dozen.

ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot released months ago by OpenAI, has been used for lots of things. People have asked it how to get rich and to write full-length plays. People are asking it for stock market picks, travel plans and plans to lose weight. My request was somewhat humbler.

Spring is here! We're all excited to make that first visit to our local nursery where we'll be tempted to buy one or more of those lush and inviting hanging baskets. As we hang them up, we have dreams of their blooms being long-lasting and lovely all spring and summer long.

Improper tree pruning can have unwanted results. These trees were topped about 3 years ago. Over 80% of their foliage was removed at that time. Surprisingly, one of the trees still has foliage, the other two are not doing well.

I love this time of year when the flowers poke their little heads up and bloom, seemingly to celebrate the coming of Spring. When we moved to Vacaville we found many lovely plants spread throughout our garden, which is one of the reasons why we fell in love with this home.