Tag Archives for history
The cost of cheap, Panama Pottery closes after 99 years
Panama Pottery has been operating out of Sacramento for the last 99 years but is now closing. As one of the last pottery makers in the area the current owners cited State regulations and the box stores for their demise. … Continue reading
The decline of the county fair
The El Dorado County Fair has come, and gone. It’s turning into the amazing shrinking county fair, and if the trend continues it may just disappear. Why do we have the fair in June? School is out, and they need … Continue reading
Plantosaurus Rex
What a fantastic way to spend a day with a child, and let your imagination’s run free. The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco has a new exhibit titled, “Plantosaurus Rex”, and it’s all about ancient plants and dinosaurs. That’s … Continue reading
Why not heirloom fruits?
Spent Sunday pruning our Arkansas Black apple tree. It hadn’t been pruned for a couple of years, so it was due. We planted it about 20 years ago when I worked at Gold Hill Nursery. It’s an old variety from … Continue reading
Gardening history
History and horticulture are two passions of mine. Someone who shares that passion is Paige Johnson, who authors the blog “Garden History Girl“. She also has a masters degree in garden history, which is very cool. Her latest post is … Continue reading
Super Atomic Energized Seed
Sometimes pictures are worth a thousand words. I came across this photo at The Popular Science website POPSCI, The Future Now. The article deals with the time in the 1950′s and 1960′s when, “scientists bombarded plants with gamma radiation hoping to … Continue reading
