New Home Owners Garden Ideas

As someone who remembers the allure the unplanted backyard presents to a new homeowner, I wanted to write a blog post about what does well in the Sacramento garden. In our first home we thought we had hit the jackpot when we were able to grow a few things, but the careful application of the gardening principles we learned then have made many such gardens elsewhere. So if you are a new homeowner in Sacramento or have just relocated from another city, or even another state, here's what grows extremely well. By experience.

Tomatoes. Well, this should have been obvious, or will soon become obvious when you're driving around on Highway 5 and see truckloads of tomatoes being transported around. Tomatoes are easiest vegetables to grow and The Home Depot lately has also been selling tomato cages which makes them even easier to grow because they need support. Just find a sunny spot in your garden and plot a vegetable garden with plenty of tomatoes. You won't be disappointed. Just make sure you water, water, water. Tomatoes like their feet in water and head in the sun, so to speak.

Okay, so you're not a vegetable person. Maybe you want flowers. If you want something that is very lot maintenance and just want something pretty to look at that makes your heart sing but don't want to commit yourself to it year after year, consider some morning glory seeds. They grow instantly, grow fast and they are the prettiest flowers you can imagine. My favorites are the blue ones that become purple in the summer. Plant along a fence and watch them grow.

Next time I'll have some more flower and tree advice for relocated homeowners!