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It's that time of year again when most of the flowering plants in our gardens no longer bloom. However, I feel blessed to count on those that make a showing sometime between fall and winter. The Camellia sasanqua is one of the faithful.

I left the garage and had a chance to get out to see our programs! I have been in Davis regularly for the last 5 months and even traveled for work a limited amount.

The atmospheric river event in October of 2021 followed by mild temperatures in northern California turned many grasslands green but may have also resulted in advantageous growing conditions for many types of mushrooms.

For many individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, holidays are a time of loneliness, sadness and stress.

Remember when, following an Elvis Presley concert, an emcee would announce "Elvis has left the building"? That was to signal that Elvis would not be returning for an encore. Since then, "Elvis has left the building," has served as a catchphrase for not only music celebrities but for retirees.

Giving 1,200-pound cows access to one of California's most fragile and biologically rich ecosystems seems a strange way to protect its threatened and endangered species.

Clearing California's forests of dense overgrowth is a critical first step for curbing catastrophic wildfire in the state.

During the holiday season many plants, cut flowers and flowering bulbs are used as decoration and given as gifts. Many of these items can be poisonous to both humans and pets with long-term negative effects to one's health.

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Besides poinsettias, during the holidays I like decorating my home with living Christmas trees. Unfortunately the past couple of years the big chain retailer I regularly shop at only carried large living Christmas trees, which I ended up buying and decorating as my annual Christmas tree.