Cooking transformed

So you have finally decided to do the big kitchen renovation – no holds barred. A pro-style range with classic looks and modern features, the Aga Legacy promises to transform your cooking experience. Gleaming spiral handles set off the curvaceous doors to satisfy the design conscious, while flexible electric ovens indulge the culinary power user.

made to order, AGA cookers are forged in cast-iron and coated in gleaming vitreous enamel. Available colors range from ivory and black to stainless steel or cranberry and sizes start at 36” (base price of $5599) and go on up to 60” and larger. Additional customization includes: the number of doors on the oven; the width of the system; and an optional dual fuel system. The AGA series offers a selection of fuel sources: electricity, natural or propane gas and oil.

View the Aga line locally at The Kitchen Company, located at 1717 State Street or thekitchencosb.com maintenance items include the deadheading and cutting back of perennials, replacing summerblooming annuals and re-mulching the earth to conserve moisture.

Use this time of year to replant areas of your garden that are in need of rejuvenation. The cooler temperatures of fall make it the ideal time for re-landscaping. The soil is still warm and there is plenty of time to get things in the ground before the winter rains.

Time to plant cool-season herbs, annual flowers, winter-blooming bulbs and veggies. Pansy, Sweet Peas, Chard, Kale and other seasonal color and vegetables will start appearing in your local nursery at the end of summer. make it a custom of visiting your local garden retailer weekly at the beginning and end of each season. They are selling what you should be planting so make nursery shopping a routine.

Usually, your larger trees and shrubs need a deep watering this time of year to give them a boost of moisture that will last until the rain.

Native and mediterranean plants go dormant in the summer making fall the perfect time to plant them so they will have time to establish themselves before the winter rains.—

Lisa Cullen

All products can be purchased at Terra Sole Garden Center 5320 Overpass Rd. 964-7811

Lisa Cullen, landscape designer and organic gardener owns Montecito Landscape with her husband, Chris. She can be reached at 805.969.3984 or www.montecitolandscape.com. Follow her blog at www.gardengossipsb.blogspot.com and listen to Garden Gossip radio show on AM1290, Fridays at 11am and 9pm and Saturdays at 11am.

Harbor View Inn Santa Barbara

Tis the season for friends and families to visit, and with locals only holiday rates, you can afford to put them up in style at the Harbor View Inn.

Rates starting at $179 Sunday through Thursday (excluding Thanksgiving Day) and specially priced weekend rates through January 31, 2015.

Not to be combined with any other discounts/promotions. Subject to availability. Reservations must be booked direct through the hotel sales department 805.963.0780 www.harborviewinnsb.com