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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Spring 2.0

June 11, 2024
As we headed out on our drive up to Oregon, before the Memorial Day weekend, we commented on how recently our hills had turned brown. Our weather had become much more summer like. We knew things were going to change when we got to Oregon.
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Pest prevention tips for June.

June Pest Prevention Tips

June 11, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
Summer is here and so are the pests! Keep an eye out for the following pests and take these steps to prevent problems in the garden or landscape this June. To see more tips specific to your region, visit the Seasonal Landscape IPM Checklist on the UC IPM website.
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Garden Notes: Article

Plants of the Season

June 10, 2024
As summer arrives in full swing, gardens burst into life with a dazzling array of vibrant, sun-loving plants. From bold blooms to lush foliage, the summer season offers an abundance of botanical beauty perfect for creating a stunning, thriving garden. PERENNIAL FLOWER: Herbaceous peony.
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Garden Notes: Article

From the Garden—Early Summer Harvest

June 10, 2024
Being out and about in the cool, morning summer air can be a great source of joy and surprise as we encounter sudden beauty in our gardens. The slow-to-ripen strawberries and cherries suddenly are ripe all at once. Landscape flowers seemingly out of nowhere are in full bloom.
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Garden Notes: Article

Help Desk

June 10, 2024
Question: A few of my rose bloom stems have curled downward and I wonder what causes this? This is not an uncommon phenomenon to see in the rose garden and is usually caused by a pest, the raspberry horntail, Hartigia cressoni. Rose cane tips wilt, droop, discolor and die back.
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Garden Notes: Article

Summer Herb Study—Artemisia

June 10, 2024
The plant family Asteraceae contains over 32,000 distinct species of flowering plants that sport the traits known best as herbal: edible (or toxic) parts, aromatic leaves and flowers, and historical culinary, medicinal, and ornamental use with economic value derived from its uses.
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Mike Dunn Roads End Naturalist
Garden Notes: Article

Horticultural Terms

June 10, 2024
Every plant has a sole purpose in its life: it must propagate or become extinct. This interesting horticultural term highlights one of the more extraordinary means of seed dispersal. Elaiosome, e-lay-o-zome, n. (Greek: elaio = oil + soma = body) meaning oil body'.
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