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Toadstools and Mushrooms. (neilsperry.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Is It a Toadstool or a Mushroom?

April 22, 2021
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Occasionally you may see things sprouting around your garden that you know you did not plant.
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Virtual 2021 SOD BLITZ - REVISE -

April 21, 2021
Hello- A wrong flyer was attached in the previous message. Please see the correct announcement about "VIRTUAL 2021 SOD BLITZ" to be held on May 15th - 17th, 2021 as attachment! Thank you.
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Listen Up To "Sunnylands" on In The Garden Radio

April 21, 2021
Learn about the 70 species of desert-tolerant plants that are placed in a way to compliment the many pieces of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings bequeathed by the Annenbergs. Besides the flora, birders can enjoy the upward of 130 species of birds that frequent the garden grounds.
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A soldier beetle (family Cantharida) looks out over a milkweed in search of more aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Red Coats Are Coming

April 21, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Red Coats are coming. The Red Coats are coming. No, not an army of soldiers. Soldier beetles. These insects (family Cantharida) resemble the uniforms of the British soldiers of the American Revolution, which is apparently how their name originated.
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photos by Elvia Deleon
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Calendula

April 21, 2021
Dear Calendula, I did not know anything about you but you caught my attention at the Vallejo People's Garden on Mare Island a couple of years ago - blooming side by side with organic vegetables and herbs on raised beds; spilling in between raised bed walkways; anywhere and everywhere inside and outs...
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Ice plants pop in the landscape
ANR Adventures: Article

Breathe

April 21, 2021
By Wendy Powers
After a long year there's hope that accountability happens. The week started with a meeting to discuss the new DEI Advisory Council Charter. I am excited about the possibilities that the Council brings to conversations and action.
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