Lifestyle - Home and Garden
It’s a chance to learn everything you ever wanted to know about gardening but never took the time to ask.
The Sonoma County Master Gardener’s are accepting applications for their next training program starting in January.
The selection process for the program, a comprehensive training that teaches students how to advise and assist other home gardeners, is selective. Adults of
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The kids are gone for the week, and Mr. W and I are left to our own devices as we pretend we aren't parents and do everything we've ever wanted to do. (read the article...)
Life without kids
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Your child will surely use the potty after playing with their own plush pee and poo. Check out this brilliant product and more...
Creepiest Potty Training products
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Show me a working mom, and I'll show you someone who has less than enough time to get everything done in a day. With little ones underfoot, there are some days when relaxing is a foreign word that only exists someplace exotic. But in my own experience, I have found several time-savers that have allowed me at least a few minutes to sit before I'm off and running again. (read the article...)
Time Saving Tips
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We ended our day on the made bed, our bodies perfect Yin and Yang semi circles. We faced each other this way, an uneasy feeling in the pit of our stomachs as we unfurled the day in a heap between us, determined to tackle it and sweep it aside before it plagued our dreams and interrupted our sleep. For an hour and a half, Mr. W and I pulled and kneaded the situation at hand, tossing the dough of our mixed family dilemmas as we tasted bite size pieces of moving forward in some areas and reining it in with others. (read the article...)
Yin and Yang
Home & Garden Events
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Stop by to meet and learn about retired racing Greyhounds as gentle, loving, and naturally clean pets! Their calm temperaments might surprise you! Greyhounds make excellent indoor family companions. Booth location: Near Corrick's Stationers, 637 4th Street, Santa Rosa. Presented by Wine Country Greyhound Adoption www.winecountrygreyhounds.com
Event: Greyhound Pets Meet and Greet at Santa Rosa Downtown Market, Wed, Aug 18 5:00p
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A program with student involvement to support garden and nursery coordinator positions in the Oak Grove Union School District. We have a great variety of perennials: roses, grasses, small Japanese maples, redwoods, cypress as well as a multitude of succulents, crab apple trees, and some unusual plants, like hornbeam trees. WE HAVE 3+ FEET TALL SPECIALITY MAPLES,FOR $25!! Call Jan Lochner, 569-4724, with questions or donations. Rain does not cancel.
Event: Fall Plant Sale at Willowside School Nursery, Sat, Sep 4 9:00a
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One hour lecture will be held at Luther Burbank Home & Gardens in the Carriage House. Deb Lane, Water Conservation Representative for the City of Santa Rosa, will discuss a range of City programs which local residents can employ to conserve that precious resource - water. Learn about how you can implement water saving ideas at your home. Call for reservations at 707-524-5445. Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues, downtown Santa Rosa.
Event: Lecture on Rainwater Harvesting, Lawn Removal & Incentives at Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Tue, Aug 10 7:00p
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The Santa Rosa Iris Society presents our 2010 Summer Rhizome Sale Saturday, August 7th, 2010 from 9:00am to 3:00pm Admission is free. Location: Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa For information, call: 707-433-8633 707-938-2951 415-479-2329
Event: Santa Rosa Iris Society Rhizome Sale at Luther Burbank Art Garden Center, Sat, Aug 7 9:00a
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Folks who attended last year's Dinner on the Bounty at the Bounty Farm called it "magical," "extraordinary," and "perfect." This wonderful family-style feast and fundraiser at the Bounty Farm features a multi-course meal prepared by Central Market chef Tony Najiola, with local produce from the Bounty Farm and other local growers, great local wines, live music, and a kick-ass live auction to support Petaluma Bounty's programs. Don't miss this once-a-year opportunity to enjoy the best locally grown food in town and support a healthier Petaluma food system!
Event: Dinner On The Bounty 2010 at Petaluma Bounty Farm, Sun, Aug 15 3:30p
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Please stop by to meet retired racing Greyhounds, and learn what wonderful companions they make! Their calm temperaments might surprise you!
Event: Wine Country Greyhound Meet and Greet at Whole Foods Market, Sat, Aug 7 1:00p
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