Home and Garden

By Debbie Arrington - Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

A former co-worker represented to me the epitome of supermom cool. Rearing two young children while working a demanding newspaper job, she always found time to garden, cook and do crafts yet never seemed harried or stressed.

Call to readers: From gardening woes to verse

By Carlos Alcalá - Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

We all know what we like from the garden: deep-flavored tomatoes, corn that goes directly from stalk to pot, aromatic herbs and perfect berries.

Garden calendar

Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

Classes

The Bee Garden diaries: Week 6

Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

Reader Wayland Rudkin of Sacramento is well-known for his irises, and he's an avid vegetable gardener. He gets some help in the garden from the family dog, Virginia.

How does your garden grow? Pretty well, our Bee Gardeners tell us

Top Picks: Amador farm�s Daylily Days boasts a cast of thousands

Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

Discover a beautiful gold rush of blooms this weekend during Amador Flower Farm's annual Daylily Days, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. Located in the heart of the Amador wine country at 22001 Shenandoah School Road in Plymouth, the farm will offer several special activities as well as guided tram tours through its sprawling fields featuring thousands of daylilies. Bring a picnic. Admission is free.

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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