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 [...]

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 [...]

The next time you’re at the nursery, or browsing for seeds online, be sure to check out where you are on the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides North America into 11 separate zones. Each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone. When you see a “hardiness zone” in [...]

I’m not sure about you, but I live in a place where snow in winter is not an uncommon thing. In fact it is so common that backyard ice rinks are common and so are winter tires and antifreeze.  For a few months of the year, my little piece of earth can safely be called [...]

As the cooler temperatures roll in it’s time to get your lawn and garden ready for the winter months ahead. Take the time now to protect your yard and you will be rewarded with a lush, beautiful and weed resistant lawn and garden in the spring. Start by removing any debris and leaves off your [...]

With Ontario’s province-wide pesticide ban coming into effect next spring, fall is the time to prepare your garden to go green and pesticide-free. Ontario’s Environment Ministry offers these tips to prepare your garden beds for winter and let you get a head-start on a healthy growing season next year. Garden beds: • Apply a three [...]

Shorter days and chilly weather may have caused your garden and lawn to shed its green hue, but that doesn’t mean you can’t think “green” when it comes to preparing for the winter months ahead. Consider the following fall garden and lawn clean-up tips from The Home Depot Canada: Fall lawn care – Caring for [...]