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The long weekend is only a week away. I need it now. This week the meetings seem to go forever. Did you know that if we lived on Venus, the day' would be equivalent to almost 117 Earth days? Earth clearly has its advantages.

The Demonstration Native Plant Garden at the Eastern Sierra Visitors Center (ESVC) has grown into the 21st century! Thanks to the excellent work of Master Gardeners Ariel Bohr and Katie Rodriguez, we now have QR[1] codes, linking plants to the California Native Plant Society website, posted in the g...

If you want to draw pollinators to your yard, think of the plants for sale at the teaching nursery maintained by the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. A public clearance sale will take place Thursday, May 20 through Monday, May 24, with members saving 30 percent and the public, 20 percent.

That's a fantasy! David will talk with Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery about the FACTS. There are many varieties that grow quite well here. The key is chill hours. Learn what that means by tuning in. This is the time of year to plant.

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At this time of year it pays to check any cherry trees for infestations of black aphids, Myzus cerasi. These appear most usually on the tips of the terminal shoots, but also on the spurs and they tend to prefer sweet cherry varieties over the sour ones.

Well-managed grazing can control non-native plants and maintain habitat and ecosystems to support a variety of species Research recently published in the journal Sustainability documents a role for livestock grazing to support the conservation of imperiled plant and animal species in California.

English click here Conocemos el mes de mayo por el Da de la Madres (espero que no lo hayan olvidado!), sin embargo, despus de la extensa temporada de incendios del ao pasado, muchos californianos han llegado a identificar mayo como el mes de la preparacin contra los incendios forestales.

The CalFresh Healthy Living Program at UC Cooperative Extension (CFHL, UCCE) in Riverside County has two garden projects with Riverside Faith Temple and the Community Settlement Association in Eastside Riverside.

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