East Bay Home and Gardens

Garden Variety: Deer Friendly in Fairfax

By Ron Sullivan
Friday February 15, 2008
O’Donnell’s Fairfax Nursery is an old favorite of mine, though I pass it maybe 20 times for every time I go in to visit. It’s right on one of our two usual routes to Point Reyes, though over the last five years or so it’s the route we take coming back and they’re often closed by that hour. Besides, on the way out we’re generally in a big fat hurry to go see some birds; on the way back, we’re tired and grouchy and unfit for civilized company. -more-

Hummingbird Mysteries: How They Make That Dive Noise

By Joe Eaton
Tuesday February 12, 2008
It may be cold outside, but it’s already spring to the Anna’s hummingbird, and courtship and nesting are well under way. -more-