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A Sweet Surprise: ‘Route 66’ Coreopsis
I went out early this morning to hand-water a few newly-planted seedlings, and found a surprise on my front porch– two 4″ blooming ‘Route 66’ Coreopsis starts! I was genuinely puzzled because, upon inspecting the tag, I noticed they came from Emerisa Gardens, a wholesaler that doesn’t deliver to Sacramento nurseries. This discovery took place during my pre-coffee fog, so I didn’t put two and two together until I went back inside and told Kim about the mystery plants on our front porch.
He then revealed that he had stopped by Flowerland in Albany on his way to Oakland yesterday afternoon. Sweet! And completely unexpected. What’s even sweeter is that he tried to find the ‘Redshift’ Coreopsis I had admired on a previous visit to Flowerland. Both ”Redshift’ and ‘Route 66’ have a red to yellow color shift that makes this fall bloomer pretty exciting to me. Click here for a profile of ‘Route 66’ in Fine Gardening.
I admit, I’m easily entertained. My mom told me that when I was little, I could amuse myself with things of nature… dandelions… ladybugs… “for hours”. Doesn’t surprise me. It’s probably why I still think or say, “Ooh, hummingbird” every time one visits my feeder. You’d think the novelty of nature would wear off at my age, but nope.
Ooh, hummingbird! Ooh, ‘Route 66’ Coreopsis! Pit-tee birdy. Pit-tee fower!
Soil Born Farms’ Community Night at the Farm with Toby Hemenway
Hey, all. Soil Born Farms Education Coordinator, Sarah Barnes, gave me a heads up about a cool event they’re hosting next Wednesday, August 20th. Community Night at the Farm will have Toby Hemenway as guest speaker. Hemenway is a permaculture expert and author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. The focus of his presentation will be “Rethinking Drought”; a timely topic.
Robert Kourik, author of Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape– Naturally calls Hemenway’s book “… enlightening and required reading for all people who desire to make their home’s landscape healthy, sustainable, and healing.”
What: Community Night at the Farm, with Guest Speaker Toby Hemenway
When: Wednesday, August 20th, from 5-9:30pm
Where: 2140 Chase Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Cost: FREE
They would like you to pre-register through Eventbrite. You also have the option of reserving a vegetarian meal ($10/$5 kids). For more information about Soil Born Farms or this event, go to www.soilborn.org.
On the menu: Black Bean and Zucchini Salad, Roasted Summer Veggie Farro Salad, Tomato, Cucumber & Red Onion Salad, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Bread & Butter, and Iced Tea. Kids will be able to enjoy Veggie Fried Rice & Sliced Melon.
Sisters Episode 1: Strawberries {The Kloons}
I could watch this a thousand times and it would be just as funny each time. The dialogue, their facial expressions, the setting… and the shoes… just kill me. Gardeners will find this especially hilarious.
(deadpan expression) I prune everything.
LOL.
‘Redshift’ Coreopsis
Why didn’t I buy this amazing Coreopsis when I was at Flowerland? I suppose it’s because I’m cheap and it was in a one-gallon container. I should have factored in the cost of pain and suffering from kicking myself over and over for not bringing this beautiful jagged-edged, color-shifting hippie plant home.
Angela’s Stock Photography
