Under the Solano Sun

What do you think of when you see leaves? By now you have heard leaves are good, maybe you even have some in your compost pile. You may know from Compost 101 that compost does best with a mix of browns and greens, and that fallen leaves are usually a brown.

Do you have a plant or plants that you really find annoying or that you just purely don't like? I would guess that the question popped up a memory of some long-ago plant that you let die unceremoniously or that you, again long ago, put out of your (not its) misery.

We never pass a chance to explore any plant sales that we discover when out-and-about. Around 20 years ago, we stumbled upon a sweet sale in Sacramento to support people suffering from AIDS. The event included somewhat small and nondescript cuttings for sale.

Now that the nights have turned chilly, it's once again that time of year to start thinking about preparing to protect your frost sensitive plants from freezing temperatures.

One day while I was walking my dog, I noticed mothballs spread strategically around a neighbor's yard. We have tiny front lawns at our end of the street, and most maintain their lawns beautifully and take pride in their landscaping, or have switched to non-turf yards.