Napa Master Gardener Column

By Donna Woodward, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Twice a year, Napa County Master Gardeners conduct vegetable field trials. Members of the field-trial committee plant three different varieties of the same vegetable and monitor the results so we can share what we have learned with the public.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County First, a disclaimer. While there are many wonderful landscape and garden designers who are Master Gardeners, I am not one of them. Garden design is still pretty experimental for me even after all these years.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Plants are a terrific way to create a privacy screen for your garden, or to create a shady space in summer. For privacy screens, it's typically best to select plants that are evergreen.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Over the many years that I have been a Master Gardener, I have heard people talk about Nicotiana in the garden, but I didn't pay much attention.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Many years ago I read a garden book that explained that the key to growing healthy plants is growing healthy soil.