The Stanislaus Sprout

A Lavender Experience Workshop is being held on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Apologies for the date confusion. Please see our blog post for information and sign up links at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

Lavenders (Lavendula spp.) are lovely plants with colorful flowers often in purple shades with a distinctive scent. A common sight in many gardens, it is generally easy to grow, and is a magnet for pollinators such as honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, and hoverflies.

After the wet weather we had earlier this month, you may have noticed an interesting (some might say disgusting) looking substance in your garden or landscape. We've had several calls from clients saying it is growing in their gardens.

If you ask me what the one plant you should plant in your garden is, my response would likely be salvia. A favorite of mine, technically, salvia is not just one plant, but a group of well over a hundred plants in the Lamiaceae (mint) family.

#GivingDay is here! Thursday May 16 at noon through Friday, May 17 until 11:59 a.m., 2024 is UC ANR #GivingDay. If you've done any of the following, please consider making a donation to our program.