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Annie’s Annuals Fabulous Fall Planting Party

by | Oct 9, 2007 | Uncategorized

We arrived around 11am, just in time for luscious strawberries, banana-chocolate chip muffins, grapes and drinks. Hot mess Amy Winehouse was rockin’ in the background… my kinda nursery.

At noon, we were treated to a great demo by garden artist Keeyla Meadows. Keeyla showed us an easy and inexpensive way to paint and draw on clay pots. She talked a lot about color, which happens to be the theme of her next book, which I hope is published soon, soon, soon.

During our visit, two lucky ticket holders each won a 15-minute shopping spree. Of course, they had to don bright and shiny capes and crowns while dashing around the nursery filling their wagons. What price, dignity? Pretty low from what I witnessed. Hah.

After Keeyla’s demo and the shopping spree announcement, I filled a flat (all the little red wagons were taken) with some cool-season color to take home. All 4″ plants were 25% off.

After the festivities, demo and plant shopping at Annie’s, we swung by Oakland for lunch at Genova Deli, picked up coffee beans at Cole Coffee, did a little shopping at Heartfelt, bought a cupcake at Teacake Bake Shop in Emeryville, then headed home. A great day!

We sorta spaced and ran out of time for visiting Cohn-Stone Studios, but it’s still on my to-do list for someday.

Oh, to be able to clone yourself…

by | Oct 4, 2007 | Uncategorized

There’s a lot going on this weekend in and around Sacramento, especially for the garden-minded:

  • Apple Hill: Ongoing Events through March
  • Saturday, October 6: 33rd Annual UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale
  • Saturday, October 6: Bob Hamm’s AIDS benefit plant sale at the Gifted Gardener (18th and J streets, 10 a.m.-3 p.m, 916-923-3745).
  • Saturday, October 6: Loomis Eggplant Festival
  • Oct. 6-7: Hoes Down Harvest, Full Belly Farm
  • Oct. 6-7: Amador Flower Farm’s annual Fall Festival; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both days; 22001, Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth. Free. (209) 245-6660. (from SacBee.com)
  • Oct. 6-7: Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival, with a psychedelic salute to the ’60s combining pumpkin pop art, ’60s music and a retro scarecrow contest; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days; Elk Grove Regional Park, 9950 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove. Free; park admission $5. (916) 405-5600. (from SacBee.com)
  • Oct. 6-7: Fall Plant Sale; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days; Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. (916) 722-7442. (from SacBee.com)
  • Oct. 7: Rio Americano High School’s annual Fall Garden Tour, featuring six gardens, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., in the Sierra Oaks and Sierra Oaks Vista areas. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (916) 508-9806, (916) 283-4057. (from SacBee.com)

  • Oct. 6 & 7: Annie’s Annuals Fabulous Fall Planting Party, 10am-5pm, Richmond, CA
  • Oct. 6 & 7: Cohn-Stone Studios Glass Pumpkin Garden & Sale, Richmond, CA

Take your pick! I’m heading for Annie’s and Cohn-Stone on Sunday, followed by eats and shopping in Berkeley before heading home. God, I need a Berkeley fix.

By the way, all plants are 25% off at Annie’s this weekend and there will be refreshments, live music and scheduled events.

Where did all the nursery jobs go?

by | Oct 3, 2007 | Uncategorized

I’m looking for a

I’ve been working on a resume of sorts. Thank goodness Word has templates kindly emphasizing education over employment because I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for the last decade or so. Before that, I was a housewife. Before that, I was a student. Before that, I was a baby.

Oh, sure, I had a few part-time jobs here and there, but I’ve never had what you could call a career. I didn’t need one. I’ve never kicked off a pair of high heels after a particularly tough day at the office, which is a good thing because I walk like a man in drag in heels. Worse, actually. I’ve never occupied a cubicle. I’ve never been asked to fax anything.

The very moment my son turned thirteen, it became abundantly clear to me that he no longer needed me in the way he did for the previous thirteen years.

Wanna try out the new UC IPM Kiosk?

by | Oct 2, 2007 | Uncategorized

Here are two… and for now it seems these are the only two… Sacramento county locations:

Sacramento County

Elsewhere in CA…

Fresno County

  • Sunnyside Branch Library—Ongoing
    5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno

Lake County

  • Piedmont Lumber, Lakeport, Sept. 5 to Oct. 17, 2007

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles County Arboretum—Ongoing
    301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
    (626) 821-3222
    http://www.arboretum.org

Orange County

  • UC Cooperative Extension office, Costa Mesa
    By appointment only, call (949) 733-3970
  • UC Master Gardener Fall Seminar, Costa Mesa, Oct. 20, 2007

San Diego County

  • Grangetto’s Farm and Garden Supply, May 1 to Oct. 31, 2007
    Rotating through all 4 retail stores: Escondido, Encinitas, Fallbrook, and Valley Center
  • San Diego Zoo—Ongoing
    http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
  • Plant World, Escondido, Sept. 16 to Oct. 31, 2007
  • Lowe’s, Oceanside, Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2007
  • Home Depot, Sports Arena, Dec. 16, 2007 to Jan 31, 2008
  • Home Depot, Balboa Ave., Dec. 16, 2007 to Jan 31, 2008
  • Mission Hills Nursery, Feb. 1 to Mar. 15, 2008

Santa Clara County

  • Yamagami’s Nursery, Cupertino, Sept. 4 to Oct. 15, 2007

Solano County

  • Fairfield-Cordelia Library, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2007.
    5050 Business Center Drive, Fairfield
    707-784-2680