The Savvy Sage

Poinsettias are a favorite holiday gift and decoration. Their vibrant red, pink, white, and even marbled flowers brighten up homes and gardens during the winter months, making them a symbol of the holiday season. Personally, I love it when they're dusted with sparkly glitter.

The garden transforms as the final leaves fall and the crisp air settles in. No longer the vibrant oasis of spring and summer, it enters a quieter, more reflective time of year. Winter's embrace brings a sense of stillness, a palpable and profound peace.

The soils of California's Central Valley are described as having a xeric soil moisture regime characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters. As we enter the rainy season in Yolo County, we can relax in our garden-watering duties, but there are a few things that happen in your garden.

We have wrapped up the summer harvest at the Don Fenocchio Learning Garden in Clarksburg. Tomatoes, pumpkins, summer squash, zinnias, and sunflowers filled the beds, and the students were thrilled to see and eat what they had grown.

This is the 4th year these same 3' tall, 8-point plastic hanger snowflakes have been used to decorate a 6' tall wooden-slat and chain link fence (that prior to 2020 had been covered in English ivy). Every year, white solar LED light strings are added to the snowflakes after hanging.