Many plants spend weeks or months in a state of suspended animation during the cold, winter months. Gardeners and farmers have discovered it is an ideal time to dig up the plants and move them around without adversely interfering with their growth during this state of dormancy. Here are the basics to transplanting and planting bare-root trees, shrubs, and perennials.
For a carpenter, so the saying goes, there are few problems that can’t be fixed with a hammer and nail. Similarly, in Santa Barbara, where architectural review is practiced as civic fetish, there are precious few problems that can’t be solved by more intelligent design.
Just when you thought today’s pampered pooches couldn’t get any more spoiled, enter Doggie Mansions, found exclusively at S.B. pet boutique Offleash (1103 State St., 957-4500).
Even the staunchest skeptic would have a hard time denying that higher forces seemed to be at work in recent weeks as the UCSB men’s soccer team marched to its first-ever national championship title, which the team earned last weekend on a bitterly cold, ice-covered pitch in St. Louis, Missouri. Unseeded and just a matter of months removed from a very mediocre mid-season record of 7-6…
From the Another View of Santa Barbara 2007 calendar, this photo of silent protesters outside the SBMA was taken by Aaron Fisher, with a camera loaned to him for the calendar project.
Once you’ve done any amount of time in Santa Barbara, you realize there’s quite a bit of Brazilian blood coursing through the city’s collective veins. And, I thought recently while pondering my peeping possibilities, it’s high time I check out one of their events.
strong>ROCK ROCHAMBEAU: When hearing of this band, don’t think about news headlines regarding avalanches and school field trips. Rock Kills Kid is more interested in its electronic twist on the oh-so-popular sound styles of The Cure, The Smiths, and Joy Division. Just imagine if any of those bands had somehow skirted time and grew up listening to Nine Inch Nails and you’ll get the idea.
Brett Dennen is singing a new song. Technically speaking, he’s singing a whole album of them, as his second full-length release hit shelves in mid October. But this musician and vocalist-no stranger to Santa Barbara venues-is enjoying heightened popularity thanks to John Mayer.
For those visiting Santa Barbara, and even for those who call it home, looking for the perfect gift can be an opportunity to see some of the city’s best offerings. Cultural, scenic, and educational destinations are unexpected sources for imaginative gifts due to the vast choice of well-stocked gift stores.
We all know diamonds are the world’s hardest natural substance, but the jewelry industry doesn’t seem to believe it. Judging by the sappy ads popping up on Monday night football, in men’s magazines, and on billboards along Highway 101, diamond peddlers seem convinced there’s nothing more dense and impenetrable than a man’s skull.
