Napa Master Gardener Column

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Plants with Silver Gray Foliage.

May 22nd, 2019
By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Summer is bold and bright and warm and colorful. Except when it is not. The other side of summer is soft and gray and fuzzy.
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Volunteer Flowers.

May 18th, 2019
By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Gardens can be a lot of work. So I appreciate the many volunteers that make my dream of having beautiful garden flowers without 24/7 attention. I love volunteers.
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Vertical Gardening.

May 8th, 2019
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Being a plant lover can have its ups and downs. The joy of having a garden, whether in containers or in the ground, indoors or out, is like no other.
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Unusual Culinary Herbs.

April 30th, 2019
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of my favorite parts of home gardening is growing my own herbs. Fresh herbs add depth of flavor to food that dried herbs simply can't match, plus many documented health benefits.
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Roses in History, Roses in Your Garden.

April 28th, 2019
By Iris Craig, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County The rose bushes in Napa Valley are now full of leaves and tiny buds, preparing to bloom. By May, garden roses will be in full flower.
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