Garden Blog
October Meeting—2026
Event: October Meeting—2026 Topic: Bringing the Beauty of California To Your Garden Speaker: Matthew Ampersand Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 • 7 p.m. Location: Shepard Garden & Arts Center3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento How can we incorporate where we live...
Lawn Holes
Oh! You have no lawn. Well, good on you. (Bad on me?) Simply skip this blog and continue scrolling. Now if you have a lawn, there is a chance that there are holes, or let’s say low spots. If you are one of those perfectionist weirdos who cares about a perfect lawn,...
Impact Screw Remover
If ever there was a useless blog, this has to be it. But I am so excited about my new tool, I can’t help but tell you about it. In the past, I have occasionally been blocked in a repair by screws (bolts) that I simply could not remove. In the first photo, you can...
Got Spring?
It’s really frustrating when you lose the spring on your pruner. That makes using your pruner far more difficult to use. If that happens to you, I may have a solution. You can see in the photo that I have a variety of replacement springs. You would think that one...
Hose Clamps
Hose clamps can often be used to fix water leaks in pipes and hoses. I was digging a hole to plant irises from a 3 gallon pot, when I hit a PVC pipe and put a crack in it. You may be able to see the line of the crack in ¾ inch pipe. Normally, I would fix a crack or...
Mega Tweezers
I was headed out to the roses, but never made it. A week ago LaVille and I had attacked the Australian Somethin Or Nuthers. (I thought they were Johnny Jump Ups.) You can see the Australians are all entangled in the base of the rose where we were loathe to reach....
Raising Mosquitos?
It’s a little late to warn you, because we are well into the rainy season when rainwater can collect in forgotten containers. The first photo shows a large green pot that sits out in the front yard. It contains a succulent that has been growing for years in a terra...