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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Black Bamboo

December 29, 2025

By Laurie Meyerpeter, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyQ: I have a black bamboo that is too large for the pot. How and when should I divide it? A: Black bamboo is a running bamboo so it is wise to grow it in a container or use a bamboo barrier product if grown in the garden. Mature running…

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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Two All-Star Currants

December 29, 2025

By Laurie McGonagill, UC Master Gardener of Placer County The currant is a fruiting vine in the genus Ribes you may have avoided because of the prickles. Rest assured, it is the gooseberry—also in Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family—not the currant, which has spines (prickles). Currants are…

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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Arborists, BIG and Small

December 29, 2025

By Nicole Harrison, UC Master Gardeners of Placer County From The Curious Gardener, Fall 2021 Arboriculture is a broad industry and there are different types of Arborists with different qualifications. The term ‘Arborist’ is broad. Most industries have a term like this that has a broad meaning. Think…

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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Caring for a Living Christmas Tree

December 29, 2025

By Trish Grenfell, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyQ: I am considering buying a live Christmas tree so that we can plant it in our yard after the holidays. Any helpful hints? A: Purchasing a living tree and successfully establishing it in the landscape can make holiday memories live on as…

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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Quick & Simple Ideas to Lift Your Landscape Aesthetics

Jan 17, 2026

Join UC Master Gardeners and the Cabrillo College Horticulture Department to explore quick, easy ways to enhance your landscape aesthetics and take your landscape design to the next level at our next Home Gardener Days event! Instructor and Horticulture expert Nicky Hughes will provide a free 45 minute…

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties

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Pink/coral rose on a dark, leafy background

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Rose Pruning Basics

Feb 21, 2026

Learn how to prune roses with confidence 🌹 in this hands-on class led by Monterey Bay Master Gardener, Suzanne Cook.Bring your gloves and clippers for a hands-on rose pruning demonstration at San Juan Bautista Historical Park Rose Gardens! After a brief demonstration and orientation, you’ll join Suzanne in…

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties

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deciduous tree orchard with grassy cover crop

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Fruit Tree Pruning in the Winter

Feb 7, 2026

Learn how to prune fruit trees so they stay healthy, productive, and easy to harvest.In this hands-on winter workshop, Monterey Bay Master Gardener Diane Mahan will walk you through what to cut, what to keep, and how pruning supports sustainable, climate‑smart home orchards. 🍎After a brief demonstration and…

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties

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UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

Home Orchard Pruning

December 27, 2025

By Jane Bodine, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County

After I began my first training class in Master Gardening, I became fired up about home gardening and decided to plant a small home fruit tree orchard. Now I have peaches, plums, nectarines, apples, pears, cherries, apricots, persimmons, pomegranates, citrus, and avocados to keep me healthy and wealthy with…

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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

What Is Sustainable Landscaping?

December 27, 2025

By Elaine Kelly Applebaum, Master Gardeners of Placer County The concept of sustainability, once vague and maybe even a little revolutionary, now seems to have permeated our mainstream culture. It speaks to a way of living that meets the needs and goals of people today while ensuring future generations…

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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Easy Guide to Hard Pruning Roses this Winter

December 27, 2025

By Lisa Phillips

Roses bring a stunning beauty to the spring garden, and who can’t resist sniffing those first few blooms? The key to abundant blooms this spring is hard pruning your roses during winter. In Contra Costa County, the best time to hard prune roses is January to February, after the last frost.Why do…

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