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Sacramento Home & Garden Show

Juliet Farmer — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:22:41 +0000

Locals take note–this weekend is the Sacramento Home & Garden Show at Cal Expo. The Show runs March 6 through 8, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Door Prizes include:

Tickets to California Musical Theatre: Frost/Nixon
Gift Certificate to Cabo’s Mexican Restaurant
Two Tickets to Fleetwood Mac Concert & Dinner for Two
Two Tickets to Fight Night at the Red Lion
Gift Certificate to Café Ettore
Gift Certificate to Brew It Up

Plus, lots of great vendors. For more information, click here.

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Collecting Rain Water: Good For Your Garden & The Planet

Juliet Farmer — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:13:52 +0000

Whether you live where it rains or where it pours, there’s a great, easy way you can conserve water for garden use.

Where I live (Calif.) that’s a very big deal, as we Californians head into a third consecutive drought year.

Rain “harvesting” isn’t a new concept, but let’s just say this oldie is a goodie.

It’s as simple as setting up a simple capture system to redirect rainwater off the roof to a barrel.

Collecting Water - photo by Prem Anand

Whether you use a wine barrel to collect rainfall from your rooftop or recycle waste water from household sinks, bathtubs, showers and washing machines, you’re doing your water bill and the planet good.

If all this sounds like too much work, there’s always a very easy way to save–turn off the sprinklers during the winter, sunless it’s really dry and windy, in which case run them every so often. Get to know your sprinkler system and learn how to turn it off.

According to local experts in my hometown, Sacramento residents devote 60 percent of residential water use to their outdoor irrigation, and of that, 40 to 60 percent is wasted, as most homeowners over water by 200 to 300 percent.”

You can buy rain barrels here. Or buy a whole rain water collection system here. Or, take a baby step and turn off your sprinklers in the winter time.

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Smith & Hawken Is For The Birds

Juliet Farmer — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:13:21 +0000

One of my favorite things about having a garden is the birds that stop by to visit. Which is why I’m so excited about Smith & Hawken bird feeders, bird houses and bird baths.

The Recycled Glass Hummingbird Feeder (pictured above) is eco-friendly and attracts hungry hummingbirds in country and urban gardens alike. The 100% recycled glass has been mouth blown by artisans, and each feeder is one of a kind. Dimensions: 40.0″Dia. x 6.0″W x 6.0″D x 8.0″H. Get yours here.

The Uccello Birdhouse (above) was handcrafted on a potter’s wheel in Italy, and features a unique gourd shape. Dimensions: 4.0″ Dia x 11.0″H. Buy it here.

This Water Wiggler silently ripples the water in a birdbath, which prevents mosquitoes from laying eggs and eliminates stagnant water.
Place wiggler in the center of any birdbath and it will operate 24 hours a day, up to 2 months. Two D batteries required; batteries not included. Dimensions 6.5″W x 6.5″H. Buy it here.

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