Fresno Gardening Green

Ah, December is a time to relax (a bit) and be thankful for your beautiful blooms throughout the year. It is also a time of reflection. Is there a rose that is struggling? Did your roses meet your expectations for this year (and perhaps several years in the past)? Is it time for a change? Don’t be…

Cultivate planting beds lightly to prevent weed germination.TasksMonitor rainfall and adjust automatic sprinklers accordingly. If rainfall is adequate, warm-season grasses require no supplemental irrigation.Spray stone-fruit, apple, pear, nut, and flowering trees and roses with dormant oil spray.Now that the…

 On Oct. 10, 2025, I visited the 70-acre Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1670 and moved to its current location in Edinburgh in 1823. It is part of a network of over 1,700 botanic gardens in 148 countries, has research learners in 55 countries and is part of…

Wood ashes are not beneficial in the garden. They have no nutrient value and only a limited value as a deterrent to slugs and snails.TasksWater citrus trees well now to produce a good crop next year.Check and improve drainage around plants in low areas.Monitor rainfall and adjust water accordingly to keep…

 Five years ago, longtime Master Gardener Margie Reisz was walking on a sidewalk in her west Fresno backyard when she saw an excessively long worm with two distinctive dark chocolate brown stripes along its length.“I took a picture and sent it to my husband, and he identified it,” Reisz said. “It wasn’t…