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Brrrrrrrr..... Baby it's Cold Outside!
We've had a couple of frosty nights here in Sacramento. After the first night of frost the garden faired pretty well, but back to back (to back, etc) nights and my garden has turned to mush. Early...
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Petaluma Seed Bank
Ever since Baker Creek opened up the Seed Bank in Petaluma a few years ago, I have made the drive there to pick out my seeds for my spring/summer garden. This year I made the trip with my friend Amy...
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DIY Behind-the-Door Wrapping Paper/Ribbon Storage
Today I won the battle with my large collection of wrapping paper and ribbon. My New Year's resolution for 2012 was to organize our office, specifically all of the wrapping paper and craft items I...
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Winter? Ha! We Laugh in the Face of Winter!
Tomorrow we meet with my daughter's kindergarten teacher to discuss how disruptive she is in class. We'll go over how she acts bored, likes to talk a lot, and is somewhat defiant in a classroom...
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The $29.99 IKEA Seed Starting Rack
Continuing on in my quest to organize the HECK out of my office, today I'm turning my attention to my seed starting station. Well, prior to today I didn't actually have a seed starting station because...
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Best and Worst of the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo
This weekend is the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo at Cal Expo. If you have an interest in going, the show is still going on tomorrow from 10am-6pm. I normally don't like going to...
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Our Quest for Pliny the Younger
Some may say that planning a mini-vacation around the release of a beer is crazy. Those people don't know my husband and I, and clearly they don't know good beer. Months ago we vacationed with...
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Guest Post: Label GMO's- It's Our Right to Know!
Last week my husband and I got the privilege of meeting Jere Gettle of Baker Creek Seeds for the first time. I can honestly say that I have never met a more genuine person. We only had a few minutes...
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Guest Post: Making Seed Tape With Kids
Today we have a guest post by Stacy Tornio, author of Project Garden! Stacy is blogging here today as part of her virtual book tour. After you’re done reading about making seed tape with kids, hop on...
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Flora Grubb Nursery= Awesome
After seeing this place in numerous magazines and splashed all over the internet, I was happy to finally step foot for the first time in Flora Grubb Nursery. The very first succulent living walls I...
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Considering Chickens?
Chickens are all the rage now that more and more cities are making it legal for residents to keep a couple of hens in their backyard. I was lucky enough to hang out with award-winning landscape...
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Repurposing Containers for Seed Starting
Starting seeds can become expensive if you're the type of person to grow and share seedlings with others. There are several ways to cut corners on those costs by reusing items that would have...
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WPA Rock Garden
The Sacramento area has many beautiful public gardens- and the WPA Rock Garden in William Land Park has got to be one of my favorites. Not even an acre large, this little garden would be my dream...
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Praying Mantis Babies!
Last summer I purchased the "Praying Mantis Pagoda" from Insect Lore. I had to wait until the winter to order my praying mantis egg for it (they only ship the eggs from January-April). The eggs...
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Garden2Blog 2012 with P. Allen Smith & Friends
April was a blur for me as I spent most of it sick, then May was spent catching up on the garden chores that I neglected in April, with some excitement sprinkled in here and there. After spending three...
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Arden Park Garden Tour
My neighborhood is having their 2nd annual garden tour on September 17th, and lucky me, I've been asked to participate. As much as I might be stressing about how "unconventional" my garden is, I'm...
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Alice in Wonderland Garden Party
Few things bring me as much joy as throwing a garden party for kids.Thankfully my daughter shares in that joy, and has asked me two years in a row to throw her an Alice in Wonderland party for her...
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Sneak Peak: Arden Park Garden Tour
Tonight I got to go on a sneak peak of the homes that will be in the Arden Park Garden Tour on September 17th. First of all, can I say that I can not wait until I retire and have the time and money to...
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Garden Inspiration: Get Fun & Funky with Talini's Nursery!
Talini's Nursery is a wonderland for fans of color and whimsy. Every item in the nursery seems to have a story, from their Mexican pottery (totally drool worthy, I want it all)........to Casper, their...
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Miss the Arden Park Garden Tour?
Whew. It's over. As much as I love going on garden tours, I'm realizing that GOING on a tour is a lot easier than BEING a part of the tour. I'm also learning that no matter what, I will always over...
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After Alice
So, I worked my A$$ off for my daughter's birthday party a few weeks ago.....as I do every year. Every year my husband tells me that the smallest little details I put into the party go unnoticed (the...
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Fall is Here?
It's hard to imagine that two days ago we had 100 degree weather. Today we had lovely overcast clouds, even a slight sprinkle. It was the perfect day to go outside and capture the beginning of Fall. I...
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Davis Ranch Harvest Festival
So, our pumpkin got smashed, but I refused to let some snotty teens/young adults ruin our Halloween traditions. The only logical thing to do was to go get another.The same day that we found our pumpkin...
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The Lamm Farm: Fields of Lavender
Imagine if this was the view you woke up up to every morning.A few months ago I got up early, made myself coffee, and drove myself 45 minutes over to the Lamm Farm. I admit I've never had anyone say...
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Talini's Nursery- 1st Annual Fall Celebration Day!
This Saturday I'll be attending Talini's first fall party- and I can't wait to attend! There will be several speakers there covering all of the major topics that aspiring urban homesteaders want to...
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