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Our Gardening with Succulents Workshop is back! Sign up for our Saturday, May 4th class just in time to make the perfect gift for Mother's Day (Saturday, May 11, 2024).

In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Meetings 2- New Emerald Star 2- What is 4-H?

What's a picnic without bugs? Well, it wouldn't be a picnic at all! The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) is planning scores of displays and activities at Briggs Hall for the 110th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day, to take place Saturday, April 20.

**** Students, it is the time of year to apply for the CWSS Student Scholarship! Awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate students ranging from $1,000-2,000. Any students interested in Weed Science should apply! Click here to submit an application and for further instruction.

It's springtime, and many of us are adding new plants to our gardens. That means it is also a good time to review the principles of creating defensible space around our homes.

I planted bulbs for the first time this year. I'm not sure why I never did this before, especially since my first Aha! moment of plant growing came from a pot of crocus bulbs I received when I was 11.

A few months ago, I decided to try out an idea I've had for a while, creating a closed terrarium.

Like to participate in an evening City Nature Challenge Bioblitz on the UC Davis campus and search for insects? And document other fauna and flora, as well?

Calandrinia (aka Cistanthe) spectabilis (Rock Purslane) Calandrinia, recently renamed Cistanthe for its Cistus-like flowers, is native to Chile and a real stand out in our hot dry summers. Gray green succulent foliage forms a clump 12 to 18 inches tall and up to 3 feet wide.

Celebrate spring by giving a basket of flowers or vegetables to someone special. Tasks Pull weeds and hoe often to minimize reseeding. After mulching, check to make sure your irrigation runs are watering through the mulch to the correct rooting depth. If not, increase run times.