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Sweet Alyssum By Sophia Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Sweet Alyssum Scientific name: Lobularia maritima Planting area: 5-9 (USDA) Size: Low growing flowering plant, 3-9 inches tall and 10-48 inches wide Bloom Season: Honey-scented flowers bloom from spring to frost and are arran...

Planting Avocados It seems like the simplest thing is the hardest. Recently, I was called out to evaluate why newly planted trees were failing at two sites and they both had a common problem. In one case, the trees had been planted too deeply at the beginning.

I recently moved to a new house that has a few Acacia baileyana trees on the land. It is also called Cootamundra Wattle, and is named for a small town in Cootamundra, New South Wales Australia where it is native to. It is in the Fabaceae family.

(Editor's Note: Her exit seminar is here) Remember the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii? Native to Southeast Asia, it infests soft-skinned fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and grapes.

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As we prepare for wildfire in 2023, we reflect on what we learned from the 2022 fire season. From a statistical point of view, fewer acres were burned, and fortunately, fewer lives and homes were lost. Less than 400,000 acres were burned, a sevenfold reduction from 2021.

Native Bee Workshop Wednesday February 15 at 6 pm 100 Sunrise Blvd., Colusa Learn about native bees and how to attract them to your garden. This is a FREE workshop.

Who doesn't love watching birds in our gardens?!!! Many people put out bird seed feeders or sugar water feeders to attract birds. While feeders can provide supplemental food, the best course is to create natural, bird-friendly plant gardens that provide birds with native, healthy food.

by Jane Callier As a child, my grandmother would continuously admonish me to respect the value of everything. Just wait until you live through a depression she would wag her finger at me. Her influence still steers my thinking in many ways, including my approach to gardening.

The third week of January we were able to return to one of our favorite areas, the Monterey Bay. We stayed in Pacific Grove just a few blocks above Lover's Point. After unpacking we quickly walked down to the point and then along the shore trail to Perkin's Park.