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By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa CountyFour years ago, I wrote a column about my newly planted Ceanothus ‘Concha.’ I had chosen large plants over less costly small ones because, at my age, deferred gratification didn’t make much sense. Well, I am still here, and so are my…
By Melanie Marshall, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Many gardeners in Napa County have observed a rise in ground squirrel activity in their neighborhoods. If you are concerned about how this may impact your vegetable gardening efforts, there is no need to lose hope. After careful research…
By Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Last summer the Napa County Master Gardeners field-testing group agreed to try growing corn. I think I must have missed the meeting when this was decided as I have avoided growing corn for many years. In my view, corn takes too much space…
By David Shubin, UC Master Gardener of Napa County and ISA Certified Arborist. My recent visit to the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, offered a pleasant reminder of how climate shapes not only what we grow, but how we maintain and design landscapes. In Napa Valley, much of my work as a…
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. I was just out in my garden where many flowers are in bloom. While looking at a flowering lavender, I counted six or seven honeybees feasting on the nectar in the blue flowers as well as a bumblebee checking out the whole garden. Butterflies were also…
