Perennial offers dinner-plate blooms in summer, can take cold in winter
Call them pinks or sweet Williams, gillyflowers or carnations, they are colorful, low-water plants
Easy-care perennial is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant
Shasta daisy a California creation embraced by flower fans
Afternoon shade (and mulch) key to maintaining these summer bloomers
Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile – blooms all summer and makes great cut flower.
Bright flowers are drought-tolerant sun lovers
Be prepared for hot days by gardening early
Echinacea flowers draw bees, butterflies and eventually birds
Gusty winds will cool down June (but not for long)
Summer arrives early as June starts with a warming trend
Sacramento settles into familiar (and windy) weather pattern
Popular perennial needs good drainage, plenty of sun and well-timed support
Strong winds bring out Red Flag Warning
Find bargains on water-wise plants, natives and succulents
Free registration for native plant garden tour; also special author talk and book signing May 21
Both are great plants for Sacramento-area gardens
Heat alert: Hottest days of 2026 (so far) coming soon
After brief cool-down, spring gardening kicks into high gear.
Give the garden some little bursts of color
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