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SANTA ROSA, CA, ~ Shad- ows have been growing taller and there is a divine golden hue everywhere in the garden.


Fruit


and other deciduous trees are losing their leaves in a parade of oranges, reds and yellows, and salamanders are slithering un- der damp hideouts once again. Seems I’m always planning something challenging and fun in the garden and this time I’ve been exploring the enchanting myriad of bulbs. . . From Classical Latin, bulbus; Classical Greek, bolbos; and Middle French, bulbe; however you say it, bulbs are a wonder- ful surprise waiting to happen. Spending most of their lives quietly underground, tuned into


the seasons of course, they send their roots down into the earth. Then they rise up to the lur- ing sun burst- ing forth along garden paths, under decidu- ous trees, in big, bright pots, anywhere and almost ev- erywhere in


the world!


I recently had the absolute plea- sure of speaking with Savita Wilder of “daffodils, Dahlias & Lilies, Oh My!” Wilder has been growing and selling bulbs since 2008. Some of you may know her as a smiling vendor at the Farmers Markets. She shared with me her favorite catalogues, favorite growers, favorite variet- ies and a few tricks of the trade. Wilder emphasized, even with ‘critter problems’ you can still grow so many types of beautiful bulbs. Alliums or flowering on- ions and any bulbs of the Ama- ryllidaceae family are definitely at the top of her list. She rec- ommends ‘Glory of the Snow’,


Laguna Farm is Growing into 30 Years! Autumn’s Change by Kimberly Childers • kimberlychilders@att.net


Montbretia, Spanish and Eng- lish bluebells, Calla lily, Autumn Snowflake, Nerine, muscari, and of course an astounding medley of Daffodils, that will open your eyes to new possibilities in the flower garden. A delightful bulb catalogue Wilder specifically orders from is Brent and Becky’s Bulbs (brentandbeckys.com) in the US, personal friends of Savi- tas, and amazing bulb breeders, hybridizers and growers.


Brent


and Becky Heath are located in Gloucester, Virginia on Daffodil Lane and their family has been farming bulbs for three gen- erations, growing hundreds and hundreds of bulbs.


Savita told


me there are 13 divisions of daf- fodils alone. Each division has their own characteristics and growing conditions some doing better in Sonoma County than others. Get familiar with your zone and winter temperatures. Their catalogue is packed with assorted bulb collections they’ve designed, unique, hand- selected


combination gardens, crocus, colorful varieties of tulips and daffodils, lilium, triteleia and of course Hippeastrum more com- monly known as Amaryllis. It’s a stunning, watercolor world of ‘head spinning’ colors hundreds of varieties and evocative fra- grances. Their amazing farm is a great place to visit for the trav- elling bulb enthusiast and they additionally offer a plethora of seminars and workshops. Brent and Becky’s catalogue has some essential ‘must have’ books, Tulips for North Ameri- can Gardens, Daffodils for North American Gardens and Jeff Lowenfel’s, Teaming With Mi- crobes. You choose. . . Many growers encourage buy- ers to ‘wait for the best bulbs’ which need to dry and mature properly.


Too many bulbs are


shipped to the US before they’re ‘ready’ and contain too much moisture damage.


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Jellybeans are likely de- scended from the Middle Eastern confection known as Turkish Delight, a jelly- like confection coated with confectioners sugar. The method making the sugar shell coating was developed in 17th century France, and is known as ‘panning’.


The first advertisement for jelly beans was supposedly published in the Chicago Daily News on July 5, 1905


Jerky or beef jerky, is long thin strips of dried beef. Originally it was wind and sun dried strips of buffalo meat, and the word comes from the Spanish charqui which is from the Quechua Indian word echarqui meaning long thins strips of dried meat.


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Unforeseen Interruptions! From time to time mini fender benders and accidents occur when you least expect them. And they do happen. We are a positive solution to these annoying interruptions. We hope you don’t have to call us. But if you do... We’ll be ready!


Sebastopol, CA – In 2015 Laguna Farm CSA will be celebrat- ing 30 years of collective, Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) farming. Growing into this milestone is an occasion to celebrate local agriculture and inspire the community to continue to sup- port local farms. For, 30 years Sonoma County has backed Lagu- na Farm and they want to acknowledge the support their commu- nity has given them. Throughout 2015, Laguna Farm will open their barn doors to the community for a series of on going events including, Ag-tours, homesteading demonstrations, tomato tast- ing and know your farmer events.


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