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You may have noticed swarms of flying insects landing on your roses, calla lillies, hydrangeas, and other flowers. If you look closely, you'll see the insect inside the flower, and the chewing damage on the petals.

These trees which he plants, and under whose shade he shall never sit, he loves them for themselves, and for the sake of his children and his children's children, who are to sit beneath the shadow of their spreading boughs.

When: Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. -12:00 pm Cost: $30 Location: emailed to participants. Instructors: UC Cooperative Extension Stanislaus County Master Gardeners Roxanne Campbell, Rho Yare, and Sandy Mann. Sign Up: Space is limited, register by paying online at https://ucanr.

Earth is known as the Blue Planet since from space one can see it is about 71% covered with water. However, about 99% of that water is either ocean salt water or saline water. Less than 1% is freshwater and much of that freshwater is trapped in glaciers or underground where it is inaccessible.