Michael Gaffney is surrounded by a gaggle of women, each holding a bouquet of roses and beaming at him with giddy delight. Around them are flowers galore - orchids, tulips, lilies and even more roses ...

Knowing how bewildering plant selection can be, a Sonoma County landscape designer has created a line of preselected flower kits to take the guesswork out of creating a cutting garden. In the same way ...

Over the last few years Front Porch Farm has become renowned for organic produce, unique polenta, and u-pick events that often leave visitors with fingers stained purple (from blackberries, of course) ...