The University of California has made two new Web sites, chock full of reliable science-based information, available free to the public on the Internet.

The first is a portal to all of UC's gardening information titled California Gardening. The site organizes and extends UC's vast store of knowledge about gardening, landscapes and lawns. A blog on the Web site is updated weekly to highlight gardening content pertinent to the season. The new site also links to useful gardening resources on other UC Web pages, according to a news release by UC Master Gardener information representative Donna Seaver.

"When UC...