Home and Garden

Seeds: Urban 'farms' can help feed the hungry

By Debbie Arrington - Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

Fighting hunger can begin in your own backyard.

Late afternoon gardening

By Carlos Alcalá - Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

Editor's note: As the nation celebrates its birth, the staff of the Home & Garden section wanted to celebrate some enigmatic pieces of Sacramento history.

Gallery: Panama Pottery

Garden Detective: Crape myrtles, Eureka lemons

Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

I have a beautiful crape myrtle tree in a prominent spot in my garden. Ever since I planted it about 15 years ago, it has bloomed beautifully.

Checklist

Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

Keep your vegetable garden watered, mulched and weeded. Water before 8 a.m. to reduce the chance of fungal infection and to conserve moisture.

Calendar: Upcoming events for the home & garden

Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

Introduction to preserving and food safety with UCCE master food preservers

In the Garden Q&A

Q: In order to conserve water and limit weeds in my rose flower-beds, etc. I am considering using large bark or decorative rock over the soil. My gardener doesn't want me to use bark because he uses a blower in order to get out the many, many constant leaves from my neighbor's messy trees.
What are your suggestions & remarks?
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Decorating

Vintage: Old and new join to create plush, casual look

By Anita Creamer - Published: Saturday, March 28 2009 - 12:00 am

Tuscany meets suburbia in Ron and Candace Calvert's wine- centric world in Cameron Park.

Video Report

Romantic bedroom décor should tease the senses

By Debbie Arrington - Published: Saturday, February 7 2009 - 12:00 am

How do you add a little romance on a tiny budget? Just in time for Valentine's Day, celebrity interior designer Kenneth Brown shared his secrets to creating a sensual bedroom – without breaking the bank.

Cary Grant and Myrna Loy lived in this Fresno home – sort of

By Paula Lloyd - Published: Saturday, September 6 2008 - 12:00 am

The moment Ed and Margaret Lujano walked into the white Colonial house at Terrace and Palm avenues in Fresno 14 years ago, it became their very own dream house.

Bee Gardens: Interactive Map

Time to dig in! Here in the greater Sacramento area, we're doing our share of backyard farming. Click here to follow our panel of experts as they share their advice and answer questions. In addition, dozens of readers will take part in the virtual Bee Garden, updating us on their backyard trials, tribulations and success.

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