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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: July 31 - Aug. 6

July 30, 2026
A houseplant is simply an outdoor plant brought inside. Light requirements vary for indoor plants, but most of them will not tolerate direct summer sun.TasksCheck drip emitters to adjust flow and unclog them if needed.Lightly trim lavenders after they have finished flowering to keep them compact.Support any…
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Discover Fall at Pinto Lake Demonstration Garden

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Sep 19, 2026

Discover Fall at Pinto Lake Demo GardenExplore what's growing at the Pinto Lake Demonstration Garden this fall. 🍂Discover the colors, scents, and textures of the season as you take a guided, small-group walk through Monterey Bay Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden. Along the way, you'll stop at different…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Seedless Propagation

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Aug 29, 2026

Propagating Plants Without Seeds You don't always need seeds to grow new plants! Join UC Master Gardener volunteers to discover several easy ways to propagate plants using stem, leaf, and root cuttings. Learn how different plants can be multiplied from existing plant material, when each method works…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Tri-County Home & Garden Show

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Aug 14, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026

Large multi-day Home & Garden Show at the Roebbelen Center in Roseville. This is an indoor event in an air conditioned facility. At our Master Gardeners of Placer County booth we will answer gardening questions from the public. We will also be selling our 2027 Gardening Guide and Calendar. There…
UC Master Gardeners of Placer County
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UC Davis nematology professor Shahid Siddique receives the Excellence in Teaching Award, Society of Nematologists, from the Dorota Porazinska, associate professor at the University of Florida and chair of the SON Awards Committee.

Shahid Siddique: Nematology Professor Extraordinaire

July 29, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 What an honor, and well deserved!UC Davis Professor Shahid Siddique of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, received the 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award at the annual meeting of the international Society of Nematologists (SON) held in Baltimore."He fosters a learning environment of…
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UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County: Event

Become a Master Gardener - Public Interest Forum

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Aug 27, 2026

Join our team! You will meet our group and learn more about how you can become a UC Master Gardener, trained to share science-based gardening practices with the San Diego community. This informative event will get you ready for the application process, for which we will be accepting applications August 1st -…
UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County
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A family smiles while standing in a booth with artistic colors in the background. The family of six shows three of the four children wearing Home Depot orange aprons and holding floral crafts.
UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County: Event

Ask-A-Master Gardener & Kids Project Day at Home Depot Lemon Grove

Event Date
Aug 1, 2026

Come visit with us at our double booth at The Home Depot in Lemon Grove for their Kids Project Day! Bring us your garden or pest questions and we will find you free research-based answers. Enjoy free takeaway gardening projects for kids too - no registration needed.If you want to do the additional kids…
UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County
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