The Rockin' V is a business where the raw materials, dozens of old red wine barrels in various stages of dilapidation, line the owner's Atlas Peak driveway. Frank Villas started with a hobby of creating objects from the wine barrels and turned it into a business.

Tree root myth-conceptions

Standing in front of the fertilizer section of any nursery or garden store can be a bewildering experience. So many brands and so many specialized uses...how can you possibly make a choice? And what do those numbers on the packages mean? Do your plants even need feeding?

The regular meeting of the Napa Valley Orchid Society takes place next Friday (Feb. 23) at 7:30 p.m. at the Napa Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa.