Home and Garden

Barbara Shepard and David Crowe will host about 1,000 guests during the second Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Tour on Saturday. Built in 1950, their Blomberg Westerner blockhouse will be featured along with six other Sacramento homes and 26 other points of interest.

Wednesday's tour of the Gladding McBean terra cotta plant in Lincoln, which had been arranged by the architectural group Sacramento Heritage Inc., has been canceled, said Melisa Gaudreau, the organization's chair.

Looking for the perfect patch for his hobby, Baldo Villegas bought a little 2-acre ranchette in Orangevale and got to work.

Special events - Continuing through May 19 - The Folsom History Museum presents an exhibit on textile construction from the 18th century to present

The Sacramento Bee hosts a network of high-quality news providers and bloggers in the Sacramento region. Here is a sampling of the best of the current Home & Garden blogs. Check out the full postings: sacramentoconnect.com.

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.

15th ANNUAL EAST SACRAMENTO GARDEN TOUR

DEAR READERS: Here is this week's sound-off, about plastic wrap:

Debra Prinzing has a message for Mother's Day: Go slow.

Author and organizational expert Deniece Schofield, known as "America's most organized woman," visits the Sacramento area this week to teach her secrets to organizational success.

On most days, Sacramento Councilman Steve Hansen walks to work from his 1906-era Alkali Flat home.

The past decade has flown by at the World Peace Rose Garden at Capitol Park.

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.

Special events- Continuing through May 19 The Folsom History Museum presents an exhibit on textile construction from the 18th century to the present.

The Sacramento Bee hosts a network of high-quality news providers and bloggers in the Sacramento region. Here is a sampling of the best of the current Home & Garden blogs. Check out the full postings: sacramentoconnect.com.

• ASSISTANCE LEAGUE GARDENS OF THE HILLS TOUR - Start at Pottery World, 1006 White Rock Road, El Dorado Hills

DEAR HELOISE: What is the difference between fiber and roughage? I know it's important to get both, but they seem the same to me.

Sacramento Bee readers share their gardening adventures.

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.

Looking for some help in the garden? Many of nature's most useful critters lie literally at our feet, underappreciated and ignored despite their ability to eliminate insects, condition soils and pollinate plants.

If you build an arbor, fence or trellis, a vine or climber will give it life, soften the structure and enhance the sense of space. Some vines and climbers are effective within two or three years – or with annual vines, the first summer.

Sacramento Bee readers share their gardening adventures.

65th Annual Sacramento Rose Society Show

The Sacramento Bee hosts a network of high-quality news providers and bloggers in the Sacramento region. Here is a sampling of the best of the current Home & Garden blogs. Check out the full postings: sacramentoconnect.sacbee.com

DEAR HELOISE: I love bird-watching. Any suggestions on how to attract more birds to my yard?

Today-The Secret Garden in Elk Grove is hosting a spring garden fair and plant sale featuring work of small plant growers and local crafters

Home is where the heart and body relax. With that in mind, Carrie Sage and Paul Miller made their Curtis Park home into a personal sanctuary.

At their El Dorado Hills home, Steve and Shelly Lange created a backyard paradise under the shade of massive oaks. Made for entertaining, it was their own "Gilligan's Island" getaway with palm-covered bar and a tropical motif.

DEAR READERS: What is the difference between a disinfectant and a sanitizer? There are a lot of products out that advertise these properties.

The Sacramento Bee hosts a network of high-quality news providers and bloggers in the Sacramento region. Here is a sampling of the best of the current Home & Garden blogs. Check out the full postings: sacramentoconnect.com.