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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Beneficial Insects: How to Attract Them to Your Garden/Simi Valley Library

Apr 15, 2026

Beneficial Insects: How to Attract Them to Your GardenPhoto credit PixabayJoin the Master Gardeners of Ventura County to learn about beneficial insects and how to attract them to your garden. Did you know that California has 1,600 types of native bees?  Learn this and more. You will also learn the…
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And Then There was BOOM...er!

March 5, 2026
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Michelle SchlegelWe all have our garden companions, or at least I hope so. My dog Wally, an Akbash, is an amazing protector from dangerous predators to both humans and smaller animals. He lies nearby and watches out, even though some of the cats harass him (in playful ways). But Boomer loves to…
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Early Girl tomatoes
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Spring Garden Market & Educational Fair

Apr 18, 2026

The UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties are holding their Spring Garden Market and Educational Fair in Sequoia Hall at the San Mateo County Event Center. Come buy plants for your summer garden: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash, herbs, strawberries, California natives, succulents,…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Event

Tuolumne County Master Gardener Plant Sale

May 2, 2026

The Tuolumne County Master Gardeners are having their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 2nd, from 9:00am - 1:00pm. Join us at the Master Gardener Demo garden at Cassina High School, 251 Barretta St. Sonora, CAThere will be vegetable starts, herbs, perennials, succulents, trees, house plants, and pollinator…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Master Gardeners grow healthy plants for local community

March 5, 2026
By Jeannette Warnert
 Volunteers at the Fresno County Master Gardeners’ Garden of the Sun have worked full tilt for six months to produce thousands of reasonably priced landscape and vegetable plants for the public, aiming to encourage residents to reap the physical and mental health benefits of growing beautiful, healthful…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: March 6 - 12

March 5, 2026
Wait until after the danger of frost has passed to set out frost-tender plants. Historic frost dates: In Zone 8 the last frost date is March 15 and in Zone 9 it is February 15, but watch the weather forecast for your area.TasksClean up drying grasses within 30 feet of structures for fire prevention. This…
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Then UC Davis doctoral student Sarah Dalrymple pointing to the art on the garden shed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Native Bees in the UC Davis Bee Haven

March 4, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The UC Davis Bee Haven is not just the home of honey bees, Apis mellifera. The half-acre pollinator demonstration garden, installed in the fall of 2009 by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), is also the home sweet home of native bees, plus many other pollinators.Located at…
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