Napa Master Gardener Column

The challenges of caring for houseplants are often underestimated, and the successes rarely celebrated. A flower garden is easily visible to passersby, who may stop to discuss it and compliment you on your green thumb. Indoors, however, our efforts (sometimes, thankfully) go unseen.

The language of flowers . . . UC Master Gardeners Janice Encinger and Iris Craig have been doing their research! They prepared this for our Valentine's Day newspaper column in the Napa Valley Register, and here it is again, with pictures. Valentine's Day will soon be here.

By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County I can feel spring in the air, so it is time to think about which unique, beautiful plants I can add to my garden. As I peruse all the new garden and seed catalogs, I need to remember not to choose any invasive plants.

By David Layland, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County I probably shouldn't admit this but at times I get bored with vegetable gardening. I love growing food for my table, but anything can become repetitious after a while.

By David Layland, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County For gardeners like me, it's a dangerous time of year to walk through a nursery. It's bare-root cane berry season and there is so much to choose from.