Napa Master Gardener Column

Napa's Not So Secret Garden

November 16, 2018
By Cynthia Kasten, UC Master Gardener of Napa County If you are familiar with the area around the Historic Napa Mill and Napa River Inn in downtown Napa, you may have noticed the beautiful landscaping.
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Canna Lily--Packed with Colors!

November 9, 2018
Evocative is the word that comes to mind when I see canna lilies. I have visions of jungles, plants with giant unfurling leaves, sunshine and bright red, yellow, pink or fiery orange flowers.
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Planting Cover Crops Enriches the Soil.

November 5, 2018
Planting Cover Crops Enriches the Soil. By T. Eric Nightingale UC Master Gardeners of Napa County The long summer of vegetable gardening can leave your soil in need of some rejuvenation, a perfect job for cover crops.
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Keyhole Garden for Worms.

November 2, 2018
By Penny Pawl, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County Some time ago I wrote a column about African keyhole gardens. These innovative gardens are circular and have a place in the middle for worm composting bin. The design has performed so well that you can now buy a wooden kit for such a garden.
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Brugmansia. Brug--what??

October 19, 2018
By Cindy Watter, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County The first brugmansia I ever saw was growing in an enormous pot someone had placed against the wall of an otherwise insalubrious alley in Eureka, California.
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