As we come to the end of another record hot summer, there's little doubt left that we need to think and rethink our plantings for every season. We have had a most timely volume on our book shelf for several years and I recently took a closer look at it.
A few days ago I was looking online for a place to go hiking with our dogs not far away and found a park in Livermore. Sycamore Grove Park wraps most of the way around the Livermore VA Hospital.
Sometimes a person connects with others in unexpected ways, creating enduring memories or sparking interests that the person will never know about. In my case, a near stranger introduced me to one of my favorite cut flowers.
An exhibit at the Oakland Museum of CA opened this past weekend called, "Take Root: Oakland Grows Food." This exhibit explores urban gardening/agriculture in Oakland and how that is impacting the city at large.
Aloe arborescens is putting on a show for the holidays this year. Endemic to south eastern Africa, this aloe is also known as Candelabra aloe which easily describes the elegant plumes of orange which are very attractive to wildlife seeking sweet nectar. Another common name is krantz aloe.
