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A bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on trailing African daisies at the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Blooms and Bombus in Benicia

March 7, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There she was, a beautiful yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging Feb. 27 on African trailing daisies, Osteospermum fruticosum, in the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia, Calif.
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Spring 2024 Curious Gardener Newsletter

March 7, 2024
In This Issue: Wigglers Offer Enrichment for Gardens,1 BotLat: Loooong Plant Names, The Myth of Firewise Plants, Hotline FAQs: Cottage Garden Under Oaks?, Insect Bytes: Monarchs, All-Star: Chinese Ground Orchids, Planting Bushes and Shrubs, Invasive Mosquitos, Nevada County Demo Garden News, Unusual Edible:…
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 03-04-2024

March 7, 2024
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 03-04-2024" ET Report 03-04-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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photos by Jennifer DeDora
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Pacific Bonsai Museum

March 7, 2024
On a recent trip to visit my youngest son at college in Washington State he suggested we visit the Pacific Bonsai Museum.
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Wooden vase with 6 painted sola flowers. From tallest to shortest flower-dark blue mum, yellow and orange mum, light purple and yellow rose, lavender rose, yellow with red edged rose, and pink rose
The Savvy Sage: Article

Sola Wood Pulp Flowers

March 7, 2024
Yearning for the colors of spring after the recent stormy weather, but your garden isn't ready to bloom, yet? Sola flowers, also called wood pulp flowers, may be a welcome addition.
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Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

March 2024 Newsletter

March 6, 2024
In this issue: Changes Ahead Livestock and Ag Pass Update Spring 2024 Workshop Schedule...
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