The Stanislaus Sprout

The La Loma Neighborhood is sponsoring the third annual Modesto Pollinator Festival at the La Loma Native Garden, located at 1805 Encina Avenue. The event will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10:00-2:00 pm. A costume pollinator parade will be a highlight at 10:15 a.m.

[From the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog] California will be hit by an unusually cold storm this weekend, with snow possible at low elevations and a blizzard warning for parts of Southern California.

Are you interested in attracting native insects and pollinators to your garden? If so, join the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners for a free class at a local Stanislaus County Library to learn more about California native plants. Sat, 3/4 at 2:00 p.m. Empire LibraryTues, 3/7 at 6:00 p.m.

February is a great time to start preparing for your spring and summer vegetable garden, especially if you want to get a head start on the growing season.

Who doesn't love watching birds in our gardens?!!! Many people put out bird seed feeders or sugar water feeders to attract birds. While feeders can provide supplemental food, the best course is to create natural, bird-friendly plant gardens that provide birds with native, healthy food.