I recently took a day trip to San Francisco to satisfy my craving for art, history and culture. My mom, sister and I drove to Golden Gate Park – a place I hadn’t visited since childhood – to see the… Continue Reading
The Chico Creek Nature Center is more than a gateway to Bidwell Park. It’s a place where wild animals and their strange yet familiar homes can be experienced. It’s a place where children and their questions are encouraged. Brushing up… Continue Reading
Age in a garden is a wonderful thing – worthy of celebrating. Age in a gardening publication in my mind is to be celebrated equally because it is through gardening publications that the ephemera of gardens and gardeners live on… Continue Reading
What: 6-Week Organic Gardening Classes When: Jan. 24 to Feb. 28, 2010 Where: Chico Grange Cost: $60 pre-registration, $15 at the door Join David Grau and Chico area Farmers and Gardeners for this exciting six-week series starting Sunday. For more… Continue Reading
What: Roe v. Wade Anniversary – WHS Open House When: Jan. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Where: Women’s Health Specialists, 1901 Victor Ave., Redding Join us at our Open Houses and mark the historic 1973 Supreme Court ruling that gave… Continue Reading
What: 6th Annual Cultural and Heritage Tourism Symposium When: Jan. 27-29 Where: Chico, CA Cost: $119, register here. The California Cultural and Heritage Tourism Corps brings together many perspectives – arts, language, museums, heritage, crafts, public lands, architecture, design, film… Continue Reading
The atmosphere in Las Vegas creates a feeling that anything can happen, whether you’re ready or not. Despite my initial reservations about going to Vegas on a holiday weekend, I still had the time of my life. And if I… Continue Reading
What is January without resolutions? Getting to the far side of the holidays in and out of the garden often leaves me feeling overwhelmed, overdone and over the top. Perhaps this is why so many of my resolutions are variations… Continue Reading
Camellias – also known as the Queen of Winter Flowers because almost all varieties of the genus bloom from late fall through late spring – are for many gardeners synonymous with history, beauty and refinement. These flowering evergreen shrubs or… Continue Reading
What: Terra Madre Day at Llano Seco Rancho Chico, Ca. When: Dec 10 Free ranch tours scheduled at 1 and 4 p.m. Appetizers – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Dessert – 6:30 to 9 p.m. Where: Llano Seco Rancho… Continue Reading
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