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A new policy brief highlights a study showing how longer participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, is associated with higher diet quality among children ages 2 to 5. Using a national sample, the study showed that children who stayed enrolled in…

Pollinator Plant List #4  BLUE BOA HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache 'Blue Boa'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaROCK PURSLANECalandrinia spectabilisBUSH MONKEY FLOWERDiplacus aurantiacusWHITE GAURAGaura lindheimeriWILD BERGAMOTMonarda fistulosaDESERT GLOBEMALLOWSphaeralcea ambiguaTALL VERBENAVerbena…

Pollinator Plant List #3  NARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisSHOWY MILKWEEDAsclepias speciosaBLUE STOCKING BEE BALMMonarda didyma 'Blue Stocking'COYOTE MINTMonardella villosa 'Russian River'DESERT PENSTEMONPenstemon superbus (pink form)BROWN EYED SUSANRudbeckia trilobaCALIFORNIA BEE…

Pollinator Plant List #2  PEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaELEGANT CLARKIAClarkia unguiculataLANCELEAF TICKSEEDCoreopsis lanceolataPHENOMENAL LAVENDERLavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal'PURPLE TOADFLAXLinaria purpureaCHICK LUPINELupinus microcarpusPURPLE NEEDLEGRASSStipa pulchraTOWER OF…

Pollinator Plant List #1  COMMON YARROWAchillea millefoliumCORONADO HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache aurantiaca 'Coronado'TUTTI FRUTTI HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti'PURPLE CONEFLOWEREchinacea purpureaRED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEATEriogonum grande var. rubescensGREAT VALLEY GUMWEEDGrindelia…

Blog by Paula PashbyIn my last blog (Part 1 on the Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima), I was happy to report that Poinsettias are not a poisonous risk to humans and pets. I have since brought a beautiful Poinsettia to our home for the Christmas holiday season.  The plant was lovely for the first few…

Orchard Plant List  IMPROVED MEYER LEMONCitrus × meyeri 'Improved'OWARI SATSUMA MANDARINCitrus reticulata 'Owari'APPLE 6 IN 1Malus domesticaGHOST APPLEMalus domestica 'Ghost'COMPACT STELLA CHERRYPrunus Aviumi 'Compact Stella'SANTA ROSA PLUMPrunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'DAPPLE DANDY PLUOTPrunus…

A fruit tree is not a basil plant or a geranium.  It's a tree, and not only that it's a fruit tree.  Learn the basics and the intricacies of growing fruit trees of all kinds.  Sign up for a wild journey.Please join us for the 2026 Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth, Cropping, and…

Hedgerow Plant List  CA BUCKEYEAesculus californicaPEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaSENTINEL MANZANITAArctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaNARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisCONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha'WESTERN REDBUDCercis…