Donna Banta
@donnabanta.bsky.social
Author of the mysteries, OPEN HOUSE, SEER STONE, and more. Left Coast liberal and exmormon. I live, write and garden in Sonoma, California.
Check out Chanson's interview on Mormon Discussions! Then go nominate your favorites for a Brodie award.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Check out Chanson's interview on Mormon Discussions! Then go nominate your favorites for a Brodie award.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlqF...
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Here are more camellias dressed up in holiday white. Hope this shows up for the final #GardensHour! Sorry about technical difficulties. Happy holidays! 🌱
Here are more camellias dressed up in holiday white. Hope this shows up for the final #GardensHour! Sorry about technical difficulties. Happy holidays! 🌱
December 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Here are more camellias dressed up in holiday white. Hope this shows up for the final #GardensHour! Sorry about technical difficulties. Happy holidays! 🌱
Here are more camellias dressed up in holiday white. Hope this shows up for the final #GardensHour! Sorry about technical difficulties. Happy holidays! 🌱
Camellia all dressed up in holiday white. 🌱 #GardensHour
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Camellia all dressed up in holiday white. 🌱 #GardensHour
We're minimalists when it comes to holiday decor. However, I did add some berries to our front porch wreath. Also a certain garden denizen dresses up for us every year. Happy and merry! 🌱 #GardensHour
December 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We're minimalists when it comes to holiday decor. However, I did add some berries to our front porch wreath. Also a certain garden denizen dresses up for us every year. Happy and merry! 🌱 #GardensHour
Lots of rain and fall rose blooms in my neck of the woods this week. 🌱 #GardensHour
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Lots of rain and fall rose blooms in my neck of the woods this week. 🌱 #GardensHour
Ours is not a spa bath. But these houseplants do contribute an air of tranquility. 🌱 #GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ours is not a spa bath. But these houseplants do contribute an air of tranquility. 🌱 #GardensHour
Ten years on. Has anything changed?
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A pox on the PoX policy, ten years on – Main Street Plaza
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ten years on. Has anything changed?
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Looking forward to fall lettuces! 🌱 #GardensHour
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Looking forward to fall lettuces! 🌱 #GardensHour
One of this year's final blooms on my "Just Joey" rose and pomegranates from a neighbor's tree. 🌱 #GardensHour
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of this year's final blooms on my "Just Joey" rose and pomegranates from a neighbor's tree. 🌱 #GardensHour
Wine country hacks: grapevine clippings reused as plant stakes and half-barrels as planters. In other news, it's a glorious fall day in my garden! 🌱 #GardensHour
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Wine country hacks: grapevine clippings reused as plant stakes and half-barrels as planters. In other news, it's a glorious fall day in my garden! 🌱 #GardensHour
Fall blooms on Souvenir de la Malmaison and Oklahoma roses. 🌱 #GardensHour
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fall blooms on Souvenir de la Malmaison and Oklahoma roses. 🌱 #GardensHour
Sasanqua camelia is blooming! #GardensHour 🌱
October 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sasanqua camelia is blooming! #GardensHour 🌱
No bulbs. But this is the last of my hydrangeas. Still gorgeous. 🌱 #GardensHour
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
No bulbs. But this is the last of my hydrangeas. Still gorgeous. 🌱 #GardensHour
Last gasps of pink on my hydrangea and coral zinnia. #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
September 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Last gasps of pink on my hydrangea and coral zinnia. #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
Yellow and orange! Peace rose from my garden and sunflowers from Cottage Garden nursery in Petaluma, California. #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Yellow and orange! Peace rose from my garden and sunflowers from Cottage Garden nursery in Petaluma, California. #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
Creamy white potatoes newly harvested! #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
August 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Creamy white potatoes newly harvested! #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour 🌱
Seed pod on clematis vine. #GardensHour 🌱
August 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Seed pod on clematis vine. #GardensHour 🌱
Blue salvia, lobelia, violas, and, of course lavender. #GardensHour 🌱
July 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Blue salvia, lobelia, violas, and, of course lavender. #GardensHour 🌱
Just under the wire. Hydrangeas! #GardensHour 🌱
July 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just under the wire. Hydrangeas! #GardensHour 🌱
Johnny Townsend's latest in the L.A. Progressive:
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Yes, We Can Demonize Publicans
Even Hitler was nice to his secretary. (Really, there’s a documentary about it.)
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June 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Johnny Townsend's latest in the L.A. Progressive:
www.laprogressive.com/progressive-...
www.laprogressive.com/progressive-...
My single word for June: Sunny!
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June 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My single word for June: Sunny!
#GardensHour 🌱
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Gypsy peppers and cherry tomatoes will hopefully ripen soon. #GardensHour 🌱
June 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Gypsy peppers and cherry tomatoes will hopefully ripen soon. #GardensHour 🌱
Cheerful sunflowers and creamy white gardenia. #GardensHour 🌱
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cheerful sunflowers and creamy white gardenia. #GardensHour 🌱
This has brought joy this week! #GardensHour 🌱 @gardenshour.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This has brought joy this week! #GardensHour 🌱 @gardenshour.bsky.social
Enjoying veronica and the first bloom on my echinacea. 🌱
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June 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Enjoying veronica and the first bloom on my echinacea. 🌱
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