Home and Garden

Seeds: Rancho Cordova cactus lover suffers for his plants

By Debbie Arrington - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 10:37 am

Dr. Norm Klein's Rancho Cordova garden holds one of the Sacramento area's largest private collections of cactuses and succulents.

Cacti collector has one of the largest assortments in the Sacramento area

Erba stella's the plantain to grow

By Lee Reich - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 11:46 am

My friend Bob would shudder if he knew that I planted plantain today.

The week ahead: home and garden activities

Published: Saturday, May 18 2013 - 12:00 am

• WHAT'S BLOOMING IN THE CEMETERY?

Durable Delights: Marshall's Memory oregano

Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 10:50 am

This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum Durable Delights, 30 can't-fail, easy-care plants well-adapted to our region.

Home and garden checklist

Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 11:46 am

Conditions are ideal for something to start bugging you. Don't let your backyard become an oasis for mosquitoes.

Home and garden checklist - May 19
Garden detective - May 19
Sacramento Connect: Best of Blogs - May 18
Hints from Heloise: Get grill completely tuned up for holiday barbecues - May 18

HOW-TO VIDEOS

From UC lectures on vegetable gardening and pesticide use to creating weed barriers and drought-tolerant gardening, Click below to watch and learn!

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Video: Understanding pesticides, part 1

Video: Understanding pesticides, part 2

Video: High density fruit tree growing

Video: Backyard orchard demo, part 1

Video: Backyard orchard demo, part 2

Video: Best garden tools you need to purchase

Video: How to prepare your garden for winter

Video: How to prepare for fall clean-up

Video: Reusable weed barriers

Video: Trees are shady characters

Video: California native landscapes

Video: Drought tolerant garden

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Debbie Arrington

Seeds: Rancho Cordova cactus lover suffers for his plants

Dr. Norm Klein's Rancho Cordova garden holds one of the Sacramento area's largest private collections of cactuses and succulents.

Cacti collector has one of the largest assortments in the Sacramento area

Home Improvement

Dress up your walls for less with decals

By Melissa Kossler Dutton - Published: Saturday, April 20 2013 - 12:00 am

During a recent home remodel, Diane Wright decided the stairway leading to her garage needed some perking up.

Too much stuff or too little space?

By Debbie Arrington - Published: Saturday, January 12 2013 - 12:00 am

It's an ongoing dilemma: What to do with all our stuff?

A painted door opens the way to décor possibilities

By Amy Lorentzen - Published: Saturday, January 12 2013 - 12:00 am

If you've got your décor looking just about right but want that extra "wow" factor, consider painting interior doors.

Gardening

Durable Delights: Marshall's Memory oregano - May 19
Garden detective - May 19
SacBee Garden - May 19

Agriculture

'Foodies' spark reawakening of Grange in California - 7:46 am
Dry farming draws interest of small growers in Central Valley - May 16
California short on key state water workers, officials say - May 16
Fruit trees double as art in tasty urban project - May 12
The reds and the greens will combine at annual tractor event - May 12

Weather Report

Sacramento area weather nice and sunny through rest of week - 6:52 am
Sacramento area temperatures to dip, then warm by weekend - 3:45 pm
Cooling trend expected in Sacramento area - May 21
Temperatures to cool throughout the week - May 20
Warm and breezy today, winds gusting to 32 mph - May 19

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