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When one has looked at all the seed catalogs, read and re-read the latest gardening magazines and old magazines - paper and digital editions, what else is there to do?

Wondering what it is like to be a Master Gardener, or what a "day in the life of a Master Gardener" might be like? I remember what I was thinking when I first heard that my dear friends' mother was a Master Gardener... I thought "wow! That's amazing...

Lots and lots of events in March and April, hope to see you at one! Book of the Month - Epic Tomatoes Ornamental Plant of the Month - Saucer Magnolia Edible Plant of the Month - Edible Landscaping Recipe of the Month - Sticky Toffee Date Cake Events Second Saturday at the Library & Plant Exchange (1...

Trees are facing stress from a variety of pressures in California, including climate change and exotic invasive pests, reported Jeanette Marantos in the Los Angeles Times.

Is your tree on death's door? Here's how to tell (LA Times) Jeanette Marantos, Feb. 28 Climate change, invasive species and even international trade are taking a serious toll on California trees.

Have you listened to the latest podcast on Growing the Valley website? Drew Wolter, UC Davis graduate student (Weed Science Program) from Dr. Brad Hanson's lab, talks about Management of summer weed grasses.

UC IPM revised the weeds, nematodes, plant growth regulators, and diseases sections of the Citrus Pest Management Guidelines! Learn how to manage diseases like anthracnose, bacterial blast, bot gummosis, brown rot, dry root rot, phytophthora gummosis and many more! Check out the new huanglongbing an...

Fertilizing Fruit Trees and Information on Chill Hours" Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County Home Gardener Request: We're finally jumping into fully caring for our mini-orchard here in Mid-County.

Descanso Gardens is a 150-acre botanical garden located in La Caada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. Descanso was originally the home of E. Manchester Boddy, who donated it to the County of Los Angeles. The garden is best known for its camellia, Japanese, and California native gardens.

When Loleta first learned she had been chosen for the Monthly Master Gardener Spotlight for March, she said she didn't think there would be much of interest about her to put in the article. I soon came to the realization that this was Loleta's humility speaking.