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UC Master Gardeners across the state are on a scouting mission for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), combing their communities and the local countryside to find the undesirable but common tree-of-heaven.

As I pondered a topic for this article, brilliant rays of sunlight penetrated the dark rain clouds, bathing my garden with a beautiful rosy glow. What perfect and timely inspiration.

Those Jerusalem crickets aren't as scary as some folks imagine them to be.

Please join us for a Cover Crop Field Day and Open Farm Event to be held in Meridian at Park Farming Organics on March 26th. Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.

Each year on March 17th, the death of Saint Patrick, known as the Apostle of Ireland is observed in Ireland and throughout the world wherever there are Irish people.

The current emphasis on water-wise gardening has created an interest in succulents. All succulents are able to store water and food in their leaves, stems and roots. These stored nutrients can be released when needed. This makes them drought tolerant.

Drive by beauty in Vallejo! Rain makes the Flowers grow Poppies are hardy survivors They are back! A little traffic island on Georgia Street in Vallejo is again a home for the California State flower: the Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)! Every year this brilliant eruption of orange poppies a...

While the current stretch of warm weather in Woodland is welcomed by many, it's also a warning that the likely 100-degree summer days are not too far off.

It's National Save-a-Spider Day. I did not save a spider today. I did not save one yesterday, either. Or the day before. That's because I did not see any that needed saving. I frequently see them in our pollinator garden, however, and I always stop to take their image. Nationaltoday.

Check out the nursery, online websites and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, consider native plants suitable for our area. Tasks Remove thatch and aerate warm-season lawns (Bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine) to allow better water penetration.