Living Here

Neighborhoods create communities with new online networks

By Edward Ortiz - Published: Friday, April 5 2013 - 3:42 pm

Your dog has escaped from your backyard. You need to borrow a ladder. You're worried about a suspicious character who keeps showing up on your cul-de-sac.

Seeds: UC Davis Arboretum presents Durable Delights

Debbie Arrington - Published: 12:00 am

Necessity brought change to the landscaping of UC Davis. It also meant opportunity for the UC Davis Arboretum.

SacBee Garden

Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento Bee readers share their gardening adventures.

Garden dectective: Mites

Published: 12:00 am

Last summer, I noticed the telltale signs of mites on my eggplant and squash. Can mites be eradicated using non-pesticidal means? If not, what are the best anti-mite products available?

Garden Calendar: today and coming events

Published: 12:00 am

Special events - The Folsom History Museum presents an exhibit on textile construction, 18th century to present. Displays show the history of yarn production, weaving and knitting.

Hints from Heloise: Banish musty closet odor with baking soda

Published: 12:00 am

DEAR HELOISE: My home is an older home, and anything that had been in any closet has an "old" smell. I want to put boxes of baking soda in each closet to help control odors. Should I place the soda boxes on the top shelf or on the floor?

The week ahead: home and garden activities

Published: 12:00 am

This colorful event features hundreds of African violets, including many rare and unusual varieties. Self-watering pots for sale, too.

Things to do blog

WHAT TO DO IN SACRAMENTO

DINING WITH BLAIR ANTHONY ROBERTSON

Home and Garden

Seeds: UC Davis Arboretum presents Durable Delights

Necessity brought change to the landscaping of UC Davis. It also meant opportunity for the UC Davis Arboretum.

Health and Fitness

Health calendar of coming events

Friday, Teen Yoga for Fitness and Fun

Outbound

Yolo Bypass floodplain experiment produces salmon 'fatties'

The salmon swam out of the rice fields Wednesday, and they came out fatter than ever.

Fishing Line: Week of April 1, 2013

Food and Wine

Palmaz Vineyards digs in for different take on wine

NAPA – When you stop at the security gate at Palmaz Vineyards and look into the distance, you're able to take in all kinds of things – the gentle slopes of Mount George, a private road that winds along a field of grapes, the expansive sky of the Napa Valley.